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About
Western and crime novelist whose books have been adapted into many movies, such as Jackie Brown and Get Shorty.
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Before Fame
Headlines about gangsters like Bonnie and Clyde and the Detroit Tigers winning the World Series gave him an early interest in guns and sports.
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Trivia Fact
Some of the films his books inspired are Get Shorty, Out of Sight, Hombre, Mr. Majestyk, and Jackie Brown.
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Family Life:
Moved with his family to Detroit in 1934.
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Associated With
His novel, Hombre, was made into a film starring Paul Newman.
