Novelist
Elmore Leonard
Wrote forty-five novels of crime and westerns, and a famous set of ten rules for writing that ends: leave out the parts readers tend to skip.
Elmore John Leonard Jr. was an American novelist, short story author and screenwriter. He was, according to British journalist Anthony Lane, "hailed as one of the best crime writers in the land". His earliest novels, published in the 1950s, were Westerns, but he went on to specialize in crime fiction and suspense thrillers, many of which have been adapted into motion pictures. Among his best-known works are Hombre, Swag, City Primeval, LaBrava, Glitz, Freaky Deaky, Get Shorty, Rum Punch, Out of Sight and Tishomingo Blues.
- Born
- 1925-10-11, New Orleans, Louisiana, USAA Sunday
- Died
- 2013-08-20, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USAA Tuesday, aged 87
- At birth
- Sun in Libra, Moon in Leo
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1925-10-11, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Libra | 17°53′ | Direct |
| Moon | Leo | 9°16′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Libra | 21°03′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 0°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 8°24′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Capricorn | 14°19′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 13°35′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 22°32′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 24°11′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 14°44′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2013-08-20, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Detroitthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 27°47′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 22°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 23°25′ | Direct |
| Venus | Libra | 4°44′ | Direct |
| Mars | Cancer | 25°13′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 11°56′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 6°18′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Aries | 12°04′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 4°08′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 9°13′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Elmore Leonard was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
