Ron Shelton Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Ron Shelton (September 15, 1945 in Whittier, California) is an Oscar-nominated U.S. film director and screenwriter, best known for the many films he has made about sports.Shelton was a minor league baseball player in the Baltimore Orioles' organization from 1967 to 1971.
Full Name
Ron Shelton
Net Worth
$800,000
Date Of Birth
September 15, 1945
Place Of Birth
Whittier, California, USA
Profession
Actor, Film director, Film producer, Screenwriter, Baseball player
Education
University of Arizona, Westmont College, Santa Barbara High School
National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay, Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
Nominations
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, David di Donatello for Best Foreign Screenplay
Movies
Bull Durham, White Men Can't Jump, Tin Cup, Hollywood Homicide, Play It to the Bone, Dark Blue, Bad Boys II, Under Fire, Blaze, Blue Chips, The Best of Times, Cobb, The Great White Hype, Jordan Rides the Bus, Villa Capri, Welcome to Hollywood
Likes to feature scenes where several things are happening simultaneously
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Writes and directs movies about sports
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Quote
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[referring to The Great White Hype (1996)]: "I tried to get my name taken off it because the film they made was not the script I wrote. I find it a horrible movie."
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Fact
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Told the AFI in "Private Screenings" that Disney's "Treasure Island" and "A Man Called Peter" are his favorite films.
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).
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He will direct the feature adaptation of Michael Patrick MacDonald's memoir "All Souls: A Family Story from Southie" for Crossroad Films.
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Mentor to Michael Patrick MacDonald, author of "All Souls."
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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.
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(1967-1971) Second baseman for Baltimore Orioles farm team.
$800,000
