Elmore Leonard

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…

Elmore Leonard -- the brilliant writer whose works served as the basis for "Justified" and "Get Shorty" -- is hospitalized after suffering a stroke last week. 87-year-old Leonard lives in Detroit, but it's unclear if that's where he's being treated. Leonard is a legend -- dozens of his novels and…