Photos: Elmore Leonard: From book to film

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Photos: Elmore Leonard: From book to film

Photos: Elmore Leonard: From book to film

This Sept. 17, 2012, file photo shows author Elmore Leonard at his Bloomfield Township, Mich., home. The beloved crime novelist whose acclaimed best-sellers and the movies made from them chronicled the violent deaths of many a thug and conman, has died. He was 87. Click the arrows to see some of the films that were adapted from his books and stories.

"The Tall T" (1957).

Fingers and teeth play their role as actor Paul Newman demonstrates his dexterity at rolling his own in classic cowpoke fashion, on film location near Tucson, Ariz., on March 7, 1968. He is in costume for his part as the lead in "Hombre" (1967), described as an "Adult Western."

Alan Alda, shown here circa 1978, starred in "The Moonshine War" (1970).

American film star Burt Lancaster (1913-1994), shown here in 1955, starred in "Valdez Is Coming" (1971).

American film actor Charles Bronson, shown here in 1985, starred in "Mr. Majestyk" (1974).

Burt Reynolds, shown here in 1972, starred in "Stick" (1985).

Roy Scheider starred in "52 Pick-Up" (1986). The 1984 film "The Ambassador" also was loosely based on Elmore Leonard's book "52 Pick-Up."

Actor Jimmy Smits, shown here in 2000, starred in the TV movie "Glitz" (1988).

Actor Peter Weller, shown here in 2005, starred in the 1989 film "Cat Chaser."

John Travolta, Rene Russo, and Danny DeVito are shown in scene from the MGM Comedy "Get Shorty" (1995).

Quentin Tarantino and Samuel L. Jackson pose at the BACS (Black American Cinema Society) Awards on Oct. 12, 1997. Quentin directed Samuel in the film "Jackie Brown."

Tom Selleck stars as a rugged, straight-shooting Civil War veteran in TNT's "Last Stand at Saber River" (1997), a Western based on a 1958 Elmore Leonard paperback novel.

David Caruso, shown here in 2003, starred in the TV movie "Gold Coast" (1997).

American actor Peter Falk, shown here in 1965, starred in the TV movie "Pronto."

Christopher Walken, shown here in 2001, starred in "Touch" (1997).

"Out of Sight" (1998) starred Jennifer Lopez and George Clooney.

Musician David Foster (left), actress Sara Foster and actor Morgan Freeman (right) pose at the Los Angeles premiere of "The Big Bounce" at Mann's Village on Jan. 29, 2004, in Westwood, Calif. An earlier film version of "The Big Bounce" was made in 1969.

Actress Uma Thurman and actor John Travolta walk on the red carpet during MGM's premiere of "Be Cool" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on Feb. 14, 2005, in Los Angeles.

Australian actor Russel Crowe attends the Italian photocall of the movie "3:10 to Yuma" at Hotel Excelsior on Oct. 16, 2007, in Rome, Italy. The film was based on Elmore Leonard's short story '"Three-Ten to Yuma." Another film of the same name was made in 1957.

Actor Mickey Rourke, shown here in 2000, starred in "Killshot" (2009).

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This Sept. 17, 2012, file photo shows author Elmore Leonard at his Bloomfield Township, Mich., home. The beloved crime novelist whose acclaimed best-sellers and the movies made from them chronicled the violent deaths of many a thug and conman, has died. He was 87. Click the arrows to see some of the films that were adapted from his books and stories.

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