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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.
- 1963–2017
- Samuel Shepard Rogers III, November 5, 1943, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, U.S.
- Mt. San Antonio College
- July 27, 2017 (aged 73), Midway, Kentucky, U.S.
Trivia. FAQ. IMDbPro. All topics. Sam Shepard (1943-2017) Actor. Writer. Director. IMDbPro Starmeter Top 5,000 204. Play trailer 2:06. Never Here (2017) 66 Videos. 99+ Photos. 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.
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- Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA
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- Midway, Kentucky, USA
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.
- November 5, 1943
- July 27, 2017
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...
Jul 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 spokesman for his family...
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Jul 31, 2017 · Updated 1:57 PM PDT, July 31, 2017. NEW YORK (AP) — Sam Shepard, the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Oscar-nominated actor and celebrated author whose plays chronicled the explosive fault lines of family and masculinity in the American West, has died. He was 73.
Apr 8, 2024 · Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943, Fort Sheridan, near Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.—died July 27, 2017, Midway, Kentucky) was an American playwright and actor whose plays adroitly blend images of the American West, Pop motifs, science fiction, and other elements of popular and youth culture.