Ronald Wayne Shelton was born on September 15,1945 and is an American film director and screenwriter and former minor league baseball infielder.
13 Facts About Ron Shelton
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Ron Shelton's screenplay netted him multiple awards, including Best Original Script from the Writers Guild of America and Best Script from the US National Society of Film Critics.
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In 1990, Ron Shelton had received a three-year first look writing and producing deal with 20th Century Fox.
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Ron Shelton worked with Costner again on the 1996 golf-themed romantic comedy Tin Cup.
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Ron Shelton has written and directed two biopics: Cobb, in which Tommy Lee Jones portrayed record-breaking baseballer Ty Cobb, and Blaze, which starred Paul Newman as colourful Louisiana Governor Earl Long.
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Ron Shelton wrote or co-wrote other sports-themed films including The Best of Times, starring Robin Williams and Kurt Russell as former football teammates; the basketball drama Blue Chips, starring Nick Nolte, and a boxing comedy, The Great White Hype, starring Samuel L Jackson.
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Ron Shelton directed two Los Angeles-based crime films, Dark Blue, a drama starring Kurt Russell, and Hollywood Homicide, a comedy with Harrison Ford and Josh Hartnett.
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In 2022, Shelton received the Leonard Maltin Award at the Coronado Island Film Festival.
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Ron Shelton grew up in Montecito, California, the oldest of four brothers.
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Ron Shelton is an alumnus of Santa Barbara High School and of the University of Arizona and Westmont College.
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Ron Shelton is married to Canadian-born actress Lolita Davidovich, who has appeared in several of his films, including taking the title role of Blaze Starr in Blaze.
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Ron Shelton has two daughters with his first wife, filmmaker Lois Ron Shelton.
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On July 7,2017, Ron Shelton was inducted into the Rochester Red Wings Hall of Fame.