Del Shores

Del Shores
Born (1957-12-03) December 3, 1957
Winters, Texas
Occupation Film director, writer

Del Shores (born December 3, 1957, in Winters, Texas) is an American film director and producer, television writer and producer, playwright and actor.

Biography

The first play Shores wrote was Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will? which saw a 1987 debut in Los Angeles. The comedic play was adapted for the 1990 film Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will?.[1] Shores wrote the screenplay and executive produced the feature.[2]

Perhaps Shores' best known play is his fourth, "Sordid Lives", which debuted in 1996 in Los Angeles. The comedy centered around the Texan Ingram family and touched on LGBT themes. In 1999 Shores wrote and directed the screen version of Sordid Lives. Eight years later Shores produced 12 prequel episodes of Sordid Lives: The Series which aired on American LGBT-interest cable channel Logo.

In 2010, Shores debuted his play "Yellow" at the Coast Playhouse in West Hollywood. During that time, Shores lost his Hollywood Hills home to foreclosure.[3]

Shores has two daughters Caroline and Rebecca from a previous marriage to Kelley Alexander. He married his partner Jason Dottley in 2003 and they remarried in a state where same-sex weddings are recognized in 2008.[4] In 2011 Shores announced on his Facebook page that he and Dottley were divorcing.[5]

Works

Plays and screenplays

Television

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ Canby, Vincent (August 17, 1990). "Daddy's Dyin': Who's Got the Will" (1990) Review/Film; Sibling Rivalries, Old and New". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ Delshores.net
  3. ↑ http://www.advocate.com/arts-entertainment/theater/2010/06/11/dark-side-del-shores
  4. ↑ "Del Shores' Sordid Lives Coming to Television", Towelroad.com, 2007-07-30, retrieved 2007-09-11
  5. ↑ Del Shores Announces Divorce
  6. ↑ Mitchell, Marilyn. "Del Shores He’s sharing ‘Sordid Confessions’ on the road". Desert Entertainer. Palm Desert Entertainer. Retrieved March 31, 2012.
  7. ↑ Palm Springs Walk of Stars by date dedicated

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