Leonard, Elmore (John Elmore Leonard), 1925-, American novelist, b. New Orleans. Leonard, who is nicknamed "Dutch," began publishing Western tales in the early 1950s, the best known of which is the short novel Hombre (1961; film, 1967). His first crime novel, The Big Bounce, was published in 1969; he since has contributed numerous novels and short stories to the genre. Leonard developed a gritty realism in style and setting (often Detroit), a hard-boiled and tough-talking cast of outsider characters, and a deadpan humor that has made him one of America's top crime writers. Many of his novels have become films, frequently with his own screenplays. Among the most popular of his more than 40 books are Fifty-two Pickup (1974; film, 1984 and 1986), Stick (1983; film, 1985), LaBrava (1983), Glitz (1985), Get Shorty (1990; film, 1995), Maximum Bob (1990; television series, 1998), Rum Punch (1992), Out of Sight (1996; film, 1998), Cuba Libre (1998), Be Cool (1999; film, 2005), Tishomingo Blues (2002), Mr. Paradise (2004), The Hot Kid (2005), and Road Dogs (2009).

Elmore may refer to:Places

• Elmore, Alabama, USA
• Elmore County, Alabama, USA
• Elmore County, Idaho, USA
• Elmore, Gloucestershire, England
• Elmore, Minnesota, USA
• Elmore Township, Minnesota, USA
• Elmore, Ohio, USA
• Elmore City, Oklahoma, USA
• Elmore, Vermont, USA
• Elmore, Victoria, Australia
• Elmore, a fictional kingdom in Lineage 2 MMORPG. Part of Elmore-Aden empire.People
• Elmore James, a blues musician
• Elmore Leonard, a novelist
• Elmore Philpott, Canadian politician and journalist
• Elmore Rual Torn, birth name of actor Rip Torn
• Alfred Elmore, Victorian painter
• Elmore, a Brass Era car
• Larry Elmore, a fantasy artist and an illustrator of Dungeons and Dragons
• Franklin H. Elmore, a U.S. Senator from South Carolina
• Henry M. ElmoreIdea
• Elmore delay, an approximation used in electrical circuits