Sam Shepard: Biography, Facts and Career
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Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, author and musician whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays and several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. His accolades include the Pulitzer Prize for Drama (for his play Buried Child), the Drama Desk Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award, and a record 10 Obie Awards. He was nominated for two Tony Awards, an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994. The New York magazine described Shepard as "the greatest American playwright of his generation." Shepard's plays are known for their bleak, poetic, surrealist elements, black comedy, and rootless characters living on the outskirts of American society. His style evolved from the absurdism of his early Off-off-Broadway work to the realism of later plays like Buried Child and Curse of the Starving Class.
Quick facts about Sam Shepard
- Full name: Sam Shepard
- Born: 1943-11-05
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Actor
- Wikidata ID: Q294583
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Who is Sam Shepard?
Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, author and musician whose career spanned half a century.
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Sam Shepard is United States.
When was Sam Shepard born?
Sam Shepard was born on 1943-11-05.
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