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Samuel Shepard Rogers III[1] (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017), known professionally as Sam Shepard, was an American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director whose body of work spanned half a century. He won 10 Obie Awards for writing and directing, the most given to any writer or director. He wrote 44 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. Shepard received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff (1983). Shepard received the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award as a master American dramatist in 2009. New York magazine described him as "the greatest American playwright of his generation."[2]
Shepard's plays are chiefly known for their bleak, poetic, often surrealist elements, black humor, and rootless characters living on the outskirts of American society.[3] His style evolved over the years, from the absurdism of his early Off-Off-Broadway work to the realism of Buried Child and Curse of the Starving Class (both 1978).[4]
Shepard's plays are chiefly known for their bleak, poetic, often surrealist elements, black humor, and rootless characters living on the outskirts of American society.[3] His style evolved over the years, from the absurdism of his early Off-Off-Broadway work to the realism of Buried Child and Curse of the Starving Class (both 1978).[4]
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Sam Shepard as Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff
Actor/Playwright Sam Shepard, co-writer of Paris, Texas. November 5th 1943 - July 27th 2017.
Thanks for letting us know Maj Marty Hogan that today is the anniversary of the birth of American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director Samuel Shepard Rogers III known professionally as Sam Shepard who died this past July.
He was an immensely talented author, screenwriter which is type of writing in itself and director.
Res in peace Sam Shepard!
Here is a brief video of Sam Shepard as pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABdJcpoOakU
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He was an immensely talented author, screenwriter which is type of writing in itself and director.
Res in peace Sam Shepard!
Here is a brief video of Sam Shepard as pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABdJcpoOakU
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown SFC William Farrell SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SPC Margaret Higgins MSgt Jason McClish AN Christopher Crayne LTC Bill Koski SPC Tom DeSmet SGT Charles H. Hawes LTC Wayne Brandon SGT (Join to see) SGT Michael Thorin SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Sheppard
Its an interesting bit of history, certainly, however, candidly, I'd thought you'd been referring to him, he's the actual osteopathic physician who was the basis for the TV series with David Janssen, as well as the Harrison Ford film, The Fugitive interestingly, there was a biopic made about him I'd seen that had him played by the actor George Leopard, who'd played Hannibal in the original A Team TV series, its actually quite a good and reasonable accurate account of the story, ifmany of you ever get a chance to watch it. Not that this has anythungnto do with what you'd submitted Jere, however, I did find it, if nothing else, am interesting coincidence, certainly, you kmow? In aby event, enjoy....
Its an interesting bit of history, certainly, however, candidly, I'd thought you'd been referring to him, he's the actual osteopathic physician who was the basis for the TV series with David Janssen, as well as the Harrison Ford film, The Fugitive interestingly, there was a biopic made about him I'd seen that had him played by the actor George Leopard, who'd played Hannibal in the original A Team TV series, its actually quite a good and reasonable accurate account of the story, ifmany of you ever get a chance to watch it. Not that this has anythungnto do with what you'd submitted Jere, however, I did find it, if nothing else, am interesting coincidence, certainly, you kmow? In aby event, enjoy....
Samuel Holmes "Sam" Sheppard ((1923-12-29)December 29, 1923 – (1970-04-06)April 6, 1970) was an American neurosurgeon initially convicted for the 1954 murder of his wife, Marilyn Reese Sheppard. The case was controversial from the beginning, with extensive and prolonged nationwide media coverage.
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Thanks for posting about Sam Shepard Rogers III. He certainly was extraordinarily gifted as an actor and as a playwright. RIP Sam Shepard - you had the right stuff.
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