7/27/2017 – Sam Shepard, Actor and Pulitzer-Winning Playwright, Is Dead at 73

This entry was posted in 2017 Events, Highlights and Headlines on July 27, 2017 by StillAsleep

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Sam Shepard

American actor

Samuel Shepard Rogers III, known professionally as Sam Shepard, was an American actor, playwright, author, screenwriter, and director whose career spanned half a century. He won ten Obie Awards for writing and directing, the most won by any writer or director. Wikipedia

Born: November 5, 1943, Fort Sheridan, IL

Died: July 27, 2017, Midway, KY

Spouse: O-Lan Jones (m. 1969–1984)

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