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Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American actor, playwright, author, director and screenwriter whose career spanned half a century. [1] He won 10 Obie Awards for writing and directing, the most by any writer or director. He wrote 58 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs.
Sam Shepard. Actor: August: Osage County. Sam Shepard was born Samuel Shepard Rogers in Fort Sheridan, IL, to Jane Elaine (Schook), a teacher, and Samuel Shepard Rogers, a teacher and farmer who was also in the army. As the eldest son of a US Army officer (and WWII bomber pilot), Shepard spent his early childhood moving from base to base around ...
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- Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA
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- Midway, Kentucky, USA
Aug 1, 2017 · Even as he battled a debilitating disease in his final years, Sam Shepard stayed hard at work — as only close colleagues knew of his health struggles. The acclaimed actor, playwright and writer ...
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Jul 31, 2017 · Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright who became a movie star with his Oscar-nominated portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in "The Right Stuff," died at his home in Kentucky. He was 73.
Sam Shepard was an American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director. He wrote 44 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. In 1979 he received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Buried Child. In 1984 he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pilot Chuck ...
- November 5, 1943
- July 27, 2017
Jul 31, 2017 · 408. By Ben Brantley. July 31, 2017. Sam Shepard, whose hallucinatory plays redefined the landscape of the American West and its inhabitants, died on Thursday at his home in Kentucky. He was 73. A ...
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Jul 31, 2017 · Published on July 31, 2017 11:19AM EDT. Sam Shepard, known for his acting work in films such as Black Hawk Down and The Right Stuff, has died. He was 73. Shepard’s theater representative ...
