Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard
Shepard in June 2004
Born	Samuel Shepard Rogers III (1943-11-05)November 5, 1943 Fort Sheridan, Illinois, U.S.
Died	July 27, 2017(2017-07-27) (aged 73) Midway, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupations	Playwright actor author screenwriter director
Years active	1963–2017
Spouse	O-Lan Jones ​ ​ (m. 1969; div. 1984)​
Partner	Jessica Lange (c. 1982; sep. 2009)
Children	3
Website	www.sam-shepard.com

Samuel Shepard Rogers III^[1] (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, and television and movie director. He is the author of several books. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child. Shepard was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff (1983).

1. ↑ Shewey, Don (1997). Sam Shepard. Perseus Books Group. ISBN 978-0-306-80770-1. Retrieved December 14, 2015.