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Ronald Wayne Shelton (born September 15, 1945) is an American film director and screenwriter and former minor league baseball infielder. Shelton is known for the many films he has made about sports. His 1988 film Bull Durham, based in part on his own baseball experiences, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Ron Shelton is a filmmaker who has written and directed movies about sports, such as Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump and Tin Cup. He was born in 1945 in California and has been married to actress Lolita Davidovich since 1997.
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- Whittier, California, USA
Jul 16, 2022 · Ron Shelton, a former minor leaguer himself, of course, wrote and directed the film I won't diminish by calling it a classic. And he now has a memoir about its making, "The Church Of...
Ron Shelton is a writer and director of sports movies, such as Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump and Hollywood Homicide. He was a minor-league baseball player and has a cameo in his films.
- September 15, 1945
Jul 16, 2022 · The author and filmmaker shares stories from the making of his classic baseball movie, featuring Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon. He also reveals the origin of the character Crash Davis and his encounter with the real one.
Feb 14, 2020 · Ron Shelton is a writer and director who made Bull Durham, one of the greatest sports movies of all time. Read his interview on how he became a filmmaker, how he wrote Bull Durham, and what he thinks of its legacy.
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Jul 26, 2022 · "Bull Durham" and "White Men Can't Jump" writer-director Ron Shelton talks about how he got the former made, studio notes and the state of sports movies.
