Sam Shepard
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- For the osteopath accused in a notable murder trial, see: Sam Sheppard.
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Actor Sam Shepard mulls over a scene in the upcoming motion picture "Stealth," while filming on June 15, 2004, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tyler J. Clements
Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American playwright, writer and actor.
He was born Samuel Shepard Rogers in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. His many works are known for being frank and often absurd, and for having an authentic sense of the style and sensibility of the gritty modern American west. Shepard is also a respected actor of stage and motion pictures.
His play Buried Child received a Pulitzer Prize in 1979; other notable work includes Curse of the Starving Class in 1978, True West in 1980 and A Lie of the Mind in 1985.
Shepard lives with his common-law wife, actress Jessica Lange.
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Shepard as Playwright
- 1964 Cowboys
- 1967 La Turista
- 1969 Oh! Calcutta! (contributed sketches)
- 1971 Mad Dog Blues
- 1978 Curse of the Starving Class
- 1979 Buried Child
- 1980 True West
- 1983 Fool for Love
- 1985 A Lie of the Mind
- 1993 Simpatico
- 2000 The Late Henry Moss
- 2004 The God of Hell
Shepard in Film
Shepard as an Actor
- 1970 Brand X
- 1978 Renaldo and Clara
- 1978 Days of Heaven
- 1980 Resurrection
- 1982 Frances
- 1983 The Right Stuff
- 1984 Paris, Texas
- 1987 Baby Boom
- 1991 Voyager
- 2001 Black Hawk Down
- 2001 Kurosawa
- 2004 The Notebook
- 2005 Don't Come Knockin'
- 2005 Bandidas (post-production)
- 2005 Stealth (post-production)
- 2005 Untitled Supernatural Thriller (filming)