Elmore Leonard ? the legendary writer behind ?Get Shorty,? ?3:10 to Yuma? and ?Justified? ? has died, three weeks after suffering a stroke ? TMZ has learned. We?re told Leonard passed away at his home in Detroit ? the city where he lived since 1934. E.L. is a legend ? dozens of his novels and short stories have been transformed into movies or TV shows ? including ?Out of Sight,? ?Be Cool,? ?Hombre,? ?Mr. Majestyk? and ?3:10 to Yuma.?Elmore?s researcher broke the news on the author?s Facebook page ? writing, ?The post I dreaded to write, and you dreaded to read. Elmore passed away at 7:15 this morning from complications from his stroke. He was at home surrounded by his loving family.?Story developing ?
