Elmore Leonard
publication date: Saturday, July 17, 2010 (part of Round XLIV)
category: 
Literature
clue: Hollywood considers it a crime to leave any of his novels unfilmed
explanation: Leonard's crime novels have been translated into such films as Get Shorty, Jackie Wilson, The Big Bounce, Out of Sight, and more, even the Western 3:10 to Yuma.. more…
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, Richard Slominsky, Joanna Woods, Steve Dunn, and Amy Austin
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