Elmore leonard passed away

[lovejustified]

Elmore is gone. So sad. Must be sad times at the Justified writers room. RIP

[ripetebook]

OMG how sad. I mean he was old and all but such a talent gone forever. Glad before he passed he got to see his work so honored by the show Justified. He as very pleased by every aspect....except the hat...and that is for us. My deep sympathy to his family. We shall miss him.

[weegieburd]

God rest his soul, this is sad news and will impact on everyone who works on Justified.

[mondayschild]

Just turned on the news and heard this. I am greatly saddened. I hope he knew how much joy his writing brought to so many. Rest in peace, Elmore.

[mare27]

I just heard this sad news. I just finished reading "Pronto" and enjoyed it so much. This is a blow for all fans of Justified and all his other works. So talented.
My heart goes out to his family and friends.

[ripetebook]

My hope is we continue to maintain the high standards he set and we have kept...best way to honor such a gifted writer.

[lbookie]

He brought maybe people adventure, excitement, and pleasure with his tales. Rest in peace.

[andiiv]

This news is also being commented on in the General thread.

[mare27]

There is a very nice article about Elmore Leonard in the NY Times today. easy to find with google.

[wkw99]

VJ Boyd tweeted this today:

http://instagram.com/p/dP4A37SJAH

#

And EW.com

shelf-life.ew.com/2013/08/20/elmore-leonard-tribute/

[Dolphin]

Aug 20, 2013 17:32:26 GMT -6 wkw99 said:

VJ Boyd tweeted this today:

http://instagram.com/p/dP4A37SJAH

#

And EW.com

shelf-life.ew.com/2013/08/20/elmore-leonard-tribute/

Those are both so nice, aren't they? Thanks for posting, wkw99.

[Dolphin]

Aug 20, 2013 16:48:07 GMT -6 mare27 said:

There is a very nice article about Elmore Leonard in the NY Times today. easy to find with google.

Here it is, mare27. It is very well done:

www.nytimes.com/2013/08/21/books/elmore-leonard-master-of-crime-fiction-dies-at-87.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

[Dolphin]

Here's one from NPR, including an audio report, history:

www.npr.org/2013/08/20/213799446/elmore-leonard-the-dickens-of-detroit-dies-at-87

And one from his home newspaper:

www.detroitnews.com/article/20130820/ENT09/308200051/American-novelist-Elmore-Leonard-has-died?odyssey=mod|breaking|text|FRONTPAGE

That contains this interesting news:

Leonard was working hard on his 46th novel, “Blue Dreams,” at the time he was stricken.

“He was pretty excited about it,” Peter Leonard said. “ He came over three times for dinner the week before the stroke, he was telling me about the story: how he had changed it, how he was going to bring the character Raylan Givens (from the Leonard-derived TV series “Justified”) into it. We would tell each other what we’d worked on that day. I will miss that, and him.”

[Dolphin]

Here is his website:

www.elmoreleonard.com/

I just realized for the first time today, after seeing this birth and death date on his website, today is my late-father's birthday.

RIP Elmore. Happy Birthday, Dad.

[mare27]

thanks for all this Dolphin...

[Dolphin]

Aug 20, 2013 18:49:20 GMT -6 mare27 said:

thanks for all this Dolphin...

You're welcome. (I'm waiting for something this evening and this passing the time. He's all over the news tonight, of course.)

Here's a clip that was on the CBS Evening News, although I corrected Bob Shieffer's report about Elmore Leonard not liking adaptations of his work in the Comments section. He was very pleased with the adaptation of 'Fire in the Hole' and gave major props to TO, Graham Yost and all the folks working on Justified. I bet it was because this was CBS reporting and Justified in on FX:

www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50153382n

[mare27]

I liked your comment to CBS.

[kentuckygal]

Thank you for the links, ladies.

Sad news, but at least he was enjoying considerable critical recognition these past few years, much of it related to "Justified" and the Raylan Givens character.

[katcoblue]

So sad. He will be missed. My heart goes out to his family and friends.

[weegieburd]

It was reported on the BBC news last night too.

[Dolphin]

This just in ...

Even "Justified," FX's critically-acclaimed drama starring Timothy Olyphant as U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens, hearkens back to a regular Leonard character; the laconic lawman appeared in the novels "Pronto" (1993) and "Riding the Rap" (1995); the 2001 short story "Fire in the Hole" became the basis for the series' pilot, while Leonard's novel "Raylan" just came out in 2012.

"Justified" creator Graham Yost, "Justified" star Timothy Olyphant and the rest of the cast and crew issued a joint statement: “We were blessed by the time we got to spend with him and we will miss him. Our thoughts are with his family. Take it easy, Elmore. PS: We wrote longer versions of this statement, but as Elmore always said: leave out the parts people tend to skip.”

John Landgraf, chief executive officer of FX Networks, called Leonard a "treasure" and "one of the greatest contemporary American writers" in a statement.

"'Justified' was the first television show to successfully translate his work to television," Landgraf added. "Elmore was thrilled by the way in which Graham, Tim and the rest of the 'Justified' creative team brought his characters to life. It was one of his proudest moments, and we are honored to have been a part it. He was a genius, and a gentleman, and he will remain in our hearts."

www.today.com/entertainment/elmore-leonards-characters-captivated-hollywood-over-60-years-6C10960194

[motorcitymade]

www.detroitnews.com/article/20130820/ENT09/308200051/American-novelist-Elmore-Leonard-has-died?odyssey=mod%7Cbreaking%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE

[mondayschild]

Ladies, these are such wonderful tributes. What a talented and multi-faceted man. Something really interesting jumped out at me----that he was good friends with the owner of The Mysterious Bookshop in NYC. That is one of the coolest places in the world, at least to me, being a great mystery fan. I can really picture Elmore being in his element there.

The articles included some really nice mentions of his work with Justified, too.

The book catalog that I get and order from regularly listed about eight of his titles in their latest issue---all priced at $4.95. I'm going to snap up a few that I have not read.

Thanks for these great articles.

[Dolphin]

Charlie Rose had a little piece on Elmore this morning on CBS.

There's a part where he's kinda offered a writing job from Rose, and he sounds exactly like Arlo when he says, "What do you pay?"

www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50153403n

[Dolphin]

From Hollywood Reporter. I'm glad this is being corrected today:

"Elmore Leonard Was 'Amazed' by 'Justified': 'Better Than What I
 Would Have Written"

www.hollywoodreporter.com/bastard-machine/elmore-leonard-was-amazed-by-609804

And another Graham Yost interview in Variety:

variety.com/2013/tv/news/justifieds-graham-yost-elmore-leonard-was-a-writer-father-to-me-1200582719/