Born October 11, 1925, in New Orleans, LA; son of Elmore John (an automotive executive) and Flora Amelia Leonard; married Beverly Cline, July 30, 1949 (divorced, May 24, 1977); married Joan Shepard, September 15, 1979 (died, January 13, 1993); married Christine Kent, August 19, 1993; children: (first marriage) Jane Jones, Peter, Christopher, William, Katherine Dudley. Education: University of Detroit, Ph.B., 1950. Religion: Roman Catholic. Military/Wartime Service: U.S. Naval Reserve, 1943-46. Memberships: Writers Guild of America West, Authors League of America, Authors Guild, Mystery Writers of America, Western Writers of America. Addresses: Agent: Michael Siegel, Michael Siegel & Associates, 11532 Thurston Cir., Los Angeles, CA 90049.

WESTERNS

• The Bounty Hunters (also see below), Houghton (Boston, MA), 1953.
• The Law at Randado (also see below), Houghton (Boston, MA), 1955.
• Escape from Five Shadows (also see below), Houghton (Boston, MA), 1956.
• Last Stand at Saber River (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1957, published as Lawless River, R. Hale (London, England), 1959, published as Stand on the Saber, Corgi (London, England), 1960.
• Hombre (also see below), Ballantine (New York, NY), 1961, reprinted, Armchair Detective Library (New York, NY), 1989.
• Valdez Is Coming (also see below), Gold Medal (New York, NY), 1970.
• Forty Lashes Less One (also see below), Bantam (New York, NY), 1972.
• Gunsights (also see below), Bantam (New York, NY), 1979.
• The Tonto Woman and Other Western Stories, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1998.
• Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #1 (contains The Bounty Hunters, Forty Lashes Less One, and Gunsights ), Delta (New York, NY), 1998.
• Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #2 (contains Escape from Five Shadows, Last Stand at Saber River, and The Law at Randado), Delta (New York, NY), 1998.
• Elmore Leonard's Western Roundup #3 (contains Valdez Is Coming and Hombre), Delta (New York, NY), 1999.

• The Big Bounce, Gold Medal (New York, NY), 1969, revised edition, Armchair Detective, 1989.
• The Moonshine War (also see below), Doubleday (New York, NY), 1969.
• Mr. Majestyk (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1974.
• Fifty-two Pickup (also see below), Delacorte (New York, NY), 1974.
• Swag (also see below), Delacorte (New York, NY), 1976, published as Ryan's Rules, Dell (New York, NY), 1976.
• Unknown Man No. 89, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1977.
• The Hunted (also see below), Dell (New York, NY), 1977.
• The Switch, Bantam (New York, NY), 1978.
• City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit (also see below), Arbor House (New York, NY), 1980.
• Gold Coast (also see below), Bantam (New York, NY), 1980, revised edition, 1985.
• Split Images (also see below), Arbor House (New York, NY), 1981, reprinted, Quill (New York, NY), 1999.
• Cat Chaser (also see below), Arbor House (New York, NY), 1982.
• Stick (also see below), Arbor House (New York, NY), 1983.
• LaBrava (also see below), Arbor House (New York, NY), 1983.
• Glitz, Arbor House (New York, NY), 1985.
• Bandits, Arbor House (New York, NY), 1987.
• Touch, Arbor House (New York, NY), 1987.
• Freaky Deaky, Morrow (New York, NY), 1988.
• Killshot, Morrow (New York, NY), 1989.
• Get Shorty, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1990, reprinted, Dark Alley (New York, NY), 2005.
• Maximum Bob, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1991.
• Rum Punch, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1992.
• Pronto, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1993.
• Riding the Rap, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1995.
• Out of Sight, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1996.
• Cuba Libre, Delacorte (New York, NY), 1998.
• Be Cool (sequel to Get Shorty), Delacorte (New York, NY), 1999.
• Pagan Babies, Delacorte (New York, NY), 2000.
• Tishomingo Blues, Morrow (New York, NY), 2002.
• Mr. Paradise, Morrow (New York, NY), 2004.
• The Hot Kid, Morrow (New York, NY), 2005.
• Up in Honey's Room, Morrow (New York, NY), 2007.

• Elmore Leonard's Dutch Treat (contains The Hunted, Swag, and Mr. Majestyk), introduction by George F. Will, Arbor House (New York, NY), 1985.
• Elmore Leonard's Double Dutch Treat (contains City Primeval: High Noon in Detroit, The Moonshine War, and Gold Coast), introduction by Bob Greene, Arbor House (New York, NY), 1986.
• Three Complete Novels (contains LaBrava, Cat Chaser, and Split Images), Wings Books (New York, NY), 1992.
• The Complete Western Stories of Elmore Leonard, Morrow (New York, NY), 2004.

• The Moonshine War (based on Leonard's novel of the same title), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1970.
• Joe Kidd, Universal, 1972.
• Mr. Majestyk (based on Leonard's novel of the same title), United Artists, 1974.
• High Noon, Part 2: The Return of Will Kane, Columbia Broadcasting System, 1980.
• (With Joseph C. Stinson) Stick (based on Leonard's novel of the same title), Universal, 1985.
• (With John Steppling) 52 Pick-up (based on Leonard's novel of the same title), Cannon Group, 1986.
• (With Fred Walton) The Rosary Murders (based on the novel by William X. Kienzle), New Line Cinema, 1987.
• Desperado, National Broadcasting Corporation, 1988.
• (With Joe Borrelli) Cat Chaser (based on Leonard's novel of the same title), Viacom, 1989.
• (With Quentin Tarantino) Jackie Brown (based on Leonard's novel Rum Punch), Miramax, 1997.

Also author of filmscripts for Encyclopadia Britannica Films, including Settlement of the Mississippi Valley, Boy of Spain, Frontier Boy, and Julius Caesar, and of a recruiting film for the Franciscans.

OTHER

• (With others) Naked Came the Manatee (novel), Putnam (New York, NY), 1996.
• Fire in the Hole (novella; e-book), Contentville Press, 2001.
• When the Women Come out to Dance (short fiction), William Morrow (New York, NY), 2002.
• A Coyote's in the House (juvenile), Morrow (New York, NY), 2004.
• Blood Money and Other Stories, HarperTorch (New York, NY), 2006.
• Moment of Vengeance: And Other Stories, HarperTorch (New York, NY), 2006.
• 3:10 to Yuma: And Other Stories, HarperTorch (New York, NY), 2006.
• Elmore Leonard's Ten Rules of Writing, William Morrow (New York, NY), 2007.

Other books include Notebooks, Lord John, 1990; contributor to books, including The Courage to Change: Personal Conversations about Alcoholism, edited by Dennis Wholey, Houghton (Boston, MA), 1984. Contributor of stories and novelettes to periodicals, including Dime Western, Argosy, Saturday Evening Post, and Zane Grey's Western.