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Elmore Leonard 1925-2013
Leonard died of complications from a stroke, an aide says. (AP)
The beloved crime novelist and screenwriter became the darling of Hollywood’s hippest directors following the movie version of “Get Shorty” in 1995.
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Joan Baez, Bob Dylan perform at a civil rights rally in 1963. (Getty)
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