U.S. novelist Elmore Leonard hospitalized following stroke

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. novelist Elmore Leonard, known for gritty crime dramas including "Get Shorty," has been hospitalized in the Detroit area after suffering a stroke last week, the author's longtime researcher said Tuesday. The 87-year-old crime writer, who is also known for film adaptations of his works "Out of Sight" and "3:10 to Yuma," suffered a stroke on July 29, researcher Gregg Sutter Said. Sutter said Leonard's condition has steadily improved over the past week. ...



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