Elmore Leonard died yesterday

[soulsinging]

I know he's not an SFF writer, but he was a truly prolific crime writer and I know there are a few fans of that genre around here. I've actually never read one of his books, though he's been on my to-read list for ages. I have enjoyed several of the movies made from his books though, particularly Jackie Brown, Get Shorty, and 3:10 to Yuma.

Anyway, just thought I'd take a moment to pay tribute to a legend of my favorite genre, even if that is blasphemy to say here

Elmore Leonard, writer of sharp, colorful crime stories, dead at 87 - CNN.com

 

[dask]

Know him mostly by rep, still a great loss to the world of words.

 

[Rodders]

Know him mostly by rep, still a great loss to the world of words.

Same here. I haven't even seen the movies that were made of his books.

RIP Elmore.

 

[mosaix]

Read lots of his stuff. A sad loss.

 

[Ursa major]

I haven't even seen the movies that were made of his books.

Are you sure? I was surprised at the number of films based on his stories (some of which were Westerns): Elmore Leonard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

 

[Rodders]

I stand corrected. I believe i have seen Stick, but nothing else.

 

[hitmouse]

Get Shorty is a brilliant film.

 

[Montero]

"Maximum Bob" and "Justified" the TV series are based on his books. He is also listed as an executive producer on Justified.

 

[Randy M.]

Another writer I mean to read more of.

Anyway, I did read When the Women Come Out to Dance, a collection of short stories that has since been reissued with a different title (relating to a story with Raylan Givens, a character in a few of his stories). In those stories Leonard's ability to convey setting and character with few brush strokes, and more over to do most of that work with dialog was a bit intimidating to those of us prone to run off at the keyboard.


Randy M.

 

[thatollie]

RIP: He sure could sling a tale.