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Learn about the life and career of Sam Shepard, who won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and was nominated for an Oscar. Explore his works, influences, awards, and personal relationships.
IMDb profile of Sam Shepard, a versatile and acclaimed American artist who worked in theater, film and television. Learn about his life, career, awards, credits, photos and videos.
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- Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA
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- Midway, Kentucky, USA
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.
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Learn about the life and career of Sam Shepard, an American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Buried Child and was nominated for an Oscar for The Right Stuff.
- 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....
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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.
Jul 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.
