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Jul 12, 2022 · A third baseman named Ron Shelton had taken off from LAX twenty-four hours earlier; a guy named Wayne Shelton was now starting shortstop for the Bluefield Baby Birds in the Appalachian League.
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.
Aug 5, 2022 · Ron Shelton's "Bull Durham" and "White Men Can't Jump" are a couple of the rare movies people who have actually raised a bat or taken a jump shot for a living can watch without rolling their eyes.
Ron Shelton. Positions: Second Baseman and Shortstop Bats: Right • Throws: Right 6-1, 185lb (185cm, 83kg) Born: September 15, 1945 in Whittier, CA ...
Jul 3, 2022 · Before he became a filmmaker, before he created what is widely considered the greatest baseball movie of them all, Ron Shelton toiled as an infielder in the minor leagues. He never made it to the ...
Jul 2, 2022 · America’s game.”. Shelton’s new memoir, The Church of Baseball, does for filmmaking what Bull Durham did for the national pastime: it demystifies the craft, pillories the business, and celebrates the calling with wit and passion. Shelton’s prose is as natural as his dialogue, and he conjures characters with casual mastery: Kevin Costner ...
About the Author. RON SHELTON’s Bull Durham launched a writing-directing career that includes White Men Can’t Jump , Blaze (1989), Cobb, and Tin Cup, among other films. He also directed Jordan Rides the Bus, a documentary about Michael Jordan’s year in the minor leagues. A former professional baseball player, he holds degrees from ...
