October 1, 2009 1:48 PM
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Novelist Leonard To Receive PEN USA Award
(AP)
Novelist Elmore Leonard will receive PEN USA's lifetime achievement award at a December ceremony.
Leonard, 83, has written over 40 westerns, crime novels and mysteries, including "The Bounty Hunters," "Road Dogs" and "Cuba Libre."
Many of his books _ notably "Out of Sight," "Get Shorty" and "Be Cool" _ have been made into films.
Past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award include Ray Bradbury, Woody Allen, Betty Friedan and Gore Vidal.
PEN USA is a Los Angeles-based professional writers organization.
The group's 19th Annual Literary Awards Festival will be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Dec. 2.
Leonard, 83, has written over 40 westerns, crime novels and mysteries, including "The Bounty Hunters," "Road Dogs" and "Cuba Libre."
Many of his books _ notably "Out of Sight," "Get Shorty" and "Be Cool" _ have been made into films.
Past recipients of the Lifetime Achievement Award include Ray Bradbury, Woody Allen, Betty Friedan and Gore Vidal.
PEN USA is a Los Angeles-based professional writers organization.
The group's 19th Annual Literary Awards Festival will be held at the Beverly Hills Hotel on Dec. 2.
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