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David Sheldon

David Sheldon, a busy writer-director-producer, most recently produced and directed the motion picture, The Legend of Dark Mountain which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. He co-authored the screenplay Predator: The Concert, starring George Clooney, Charlie Sheen, Laura Dern, Louise Fletcher, Deborah Raffin and John Rhys-Davies. He has written, directed and/or produced twelve feature films and is also active in television. He wrote and produced Secrets of a Small Town for Twentieth Century Fox Television. He is currently partnered with Montel Williams (Paramount Studios) on two film projects: Lift Every Voice, a movie about the Harlem Boys Choir, and Double Dutch.

David has been in business with most of the Hollywood studios. One of his first feature films, Grizzly, which he wrote and produced, is one of the most financially successful independent films in motion picture history, earning 50 times its cost worldwide. He wrote, directed and/or produced Lovely But Deadly, Just Before Dawn, The Guardian, The Evil, Day of the Animals, The Manitou, Sheba Baby, Peopletoys and Abby.

He started out in Hollywood as Director of Screenplay Development for Lawrence A. Gordon (48 Hours, Field Of Dreams, Die Hard, etc.) at Orion/American International Pictures. He supervised various aspects of productions such as Dillinger, Sisters, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, Futureworld, Amityville Horror and Walking Tall. He subsequently went into partnership with producer Phil Feldman (Blue Thunder, The Toy, A Star is Born, The Getaway).

Sheldon earned a Master of Fine Arts in writing and directing at the Yale University School of Drama and has been a member of the Director’s Unit of the Actors Studio in New York. During his college years and shortly thereafter, he produced and directed more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals at the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, Long Island. He subsequently became director of the Columbia Pictures Talent Farm developing new writers and actors under the supervision of Columbia Pictures talent scout Joyce Selznick.

His work has been acclaimed nationwide, including in Newsweek, Life Magazine, and the New York Times.

Titles by David Sheldon

When I Knew Al: The Untold Story of Al Pacino
ISBN 1-891799-31-2
Softcover - $16.95
ISBN 1-891799-37-1
Hardcover - $24.95
Pages: 352, Size: 8.5 x 5.5





David Sheldon Web site: www.whenIknewal.com David Sheldon, a busy writer-director-producer, most recently produced and directed the motion picture, The Legend of Dark Mountain which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. He co-authored the screenplay Predator: The Concert, starring George Clooney, Charlie Sheen, Laura Dern, Louise Fletcher, Deborah Raffin and John Rhys-Davies. He has written, directed and/or produced twelve feature films and is also active in television. He wrote and produced Secrets of a Small Town for Twentieth Century Fox Television. He is currently partnered with Montel Williams (Paramount Studios) on two film projects: Lift Every Voice, a movie about the Harlem Boys Choir, and Double Dutch. David has been in business with most of the Hollywood studios. One of his first feature films, Grizzly, which he wrote and produced, is one of the most financially successful independent films in motion picture history, earning 50 times its cost worldwide. He wrote, directed and/or produced Lovely But Deadly, Just Before Dawn, The Guardian, The Evil, Day of the Animals, The Manitou, Sheba Baby, Peopletoys and Abby. He started out in Hollywood as Director of Screenplay Development for Lawrence A. Gordon (48 Hours, Field Of Dreams, Die Hard, etc.) at Orion/American International Pictures. He supervised various aspects of productions such as Dillinger, Sisters, The Reincarnation of Peter Proud, Futureworld, Amityville Horror and Walking Tall. He subsequently went into partnership with producer Phil Feldman (Blue Thunder, The Toy, A Star is Born, The Getaway). Sheldon earned a Master of Fine Arts in writing and directing at the Yale University School of Drama and has been a member of the Director’s Unit of the Actors Studio in New York. During his college years and shortly thereafter, he produced and directed more than 100 Broadway plays and musicals at the Gateway Playhouse in Bellport, Long Island. He subsequently became director of the Columbia Pictures Talent Farm developing new writers and actors under the supervision of Columbia Pictures talent scout Joyce Selznick. His work has been acclaimed nationwide, including in Newsweek, Life Magazine, and the New York Times. Titles by David Sheldon When I Knew Al: The Untold Story of Al Pacino ISBN 1-891799-31-2 Softcover - $16.95 ISBN 1-891799-37-1 Hardcover - $24.95 Pages: 352, Size: 8.5 x 5.5	Mike S. Adams Marshall B. Allen, Jr. Karl Berger Ann Herlong-Bodman Ron Braithwaite Jim Daher Rich Everitt E. Randall Floyd David Healey Cecile Holmes George Holmes Scott A. Johnson Phil Kent Robert Lamb Terry Leiden Sharron Martin Joan McCall Susan Mucha N.J. Nidiffer Robert K. Oldham Elizabeth Pool William Rawlings, Jr. James P. Reger Brewster Milton Robertson Steve Ruthenbeck David Sheldon Jessica Swan Rick Turnbull Percy Walters Eleanor West Naomi Williams Robbie Williams Jock Young

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