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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 20 Aug 2013

    US crime writer Elmore Leonard, author of Get Shorty and Out of Sight, has died aged 87, his website confirmshttp://bbc.in/18HA2nS 

    6:48 AM - 20 Aug 2013
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      1. Lleucu Siencyn  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿‏ @LleucuArianrhod 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Sad news - a great great writer. RT “@BBCBreaking: US crime writer Elmore Leonard, author of Get Shorty and Out of Sight, has died.."

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      1. Bookshop & Cafe‏ @WaterCiren 20 Aug 2013
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        RIP MT @BBCBreaking US crime writer Elmore Leonard, has died aged 87, his website confirms http://bbc.in/18HA2nS 

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      1. The Westdaler‏ @mywestdale 20 Aug 2013
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        “@BBCBreaking: US crime writer Elmore Leonard, author of Get Shorty and Out of Sight, has died, his website confirms http://bbc.in/18HA2nS ”

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      2. Jake Tindle‏ @jakeytindle 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        @BBCBreaking Up there with Graham Greene and Raymond Chandler

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      1. Monika Adamczyk‏ @macotech 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking rest in peace Elmore Leonard.

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      1. Sarah Knight‏ @sarahknight1984 20 Aug 2013
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        RIP Elmore Leonard “@BBCBreaking:US crime writer Elmore Leonard, author Get Shorty and Out of Sight,has died aged 87 http://bbc.in/18HA2nS ”

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      1. Tom Nora‏ @tomnora 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Elmore Leonard - some of my favorite moments reading .books - Maximum Bob.

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      1. Johnny M‏ @unclejohnCC 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking wrote some cracking Westerns as well. Sad loss.

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      1. lee roberts‏ @lee_2B 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking is this the year of the #getShortyCurse?..#Gandolfini #Farina #Leonard cracking author..loved Freaky Deakey and so many others

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      1. Eira Reed‏ @reedsoffowey 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking Hi list of do's and don'ts when writing is a favourite. Sad news...

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      1. Gary Georges‏ @gpgeorges 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @eleanorbloom What a great movie and soundtrack Get Shorty is. I'll have to see Out of Sight too now - RIP EL.

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      1. Rob Watson Pattaya Realtor™‏ @5Star_Pattaya 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking: US crime writer Elmore Leonard, author of Get Shorty and Out of Sight, has died aged 87, his website confirms #RIP Sir

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      1. maricel‏ @maricel_marice 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking @Oprah_World JOIN ME MONEY MAKING SITE AND CHEAP SHOPPING SPREE AT SFI http://WWW.SFI1.BIZ/13009496 

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      1. Ogwuche jonathan A‏ @Djoe120_4sure 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking what a sad news,but in other way round age 87 is not a joke he has tried let another take his place.

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      1. Ogwuche jonathan A‏ @Djoe120_4sure 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking s

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      1. hughes‏ @thehugheslady 20 Aug 2013
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        @BBCBreaking a great writer

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      2. Alex Marsh‏ @ShodanAlexM 20 Aug 2013
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        Sad news, great writer > MT @BBCBreaking: US crime writer Elmore Leonard has died aged 87, his website confirms http://bbc.in/18HA2nS 

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      3. Kenneth Gibb‏ @Gibb6781 20 Aug 2013
        Replying to @ShodanAlexM

        @ShodanAlexM @BBCBreaking Very sad - brilliant crime and westerns writer (and writing stylist) and great tips on how not to write!

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