Ron Shelton
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 off his own baseball experiences, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
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| Date of birth | 15 September 1945
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| Place of birth | Whittier, California, USA
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- Born in Whittier, California, USA
- Often casts actor and longtime friend Eloy Casados in supporting roles (Under Fire, The Best of Times, Blaze, White Men Can't Jump, Cobb, Play It to the Bone, Hollywood Homicide).
- He will direct the feature adaptation of Michael Patrick MacDonald's memoir "All Souls: A Family Story from Southie" for Crossroad Films.
- Mentor to Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of "All Souls."
- Played five seasons of minor-league baseball in the Baltimore Orioles farm system; highest level reached was with the Rochester Red Wings in the Triple-A International League.
Ron Shelton is known for his role in the film Just Getting Started (2017) as written by.
He is also known for his role in the film White Men Can't Jump (2023) as based on the 1992 Motion Picture by / story by.
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