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Sam Shepard

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American playwright and actor (1943-2017)

United StatesWritersLived 1943 to 2017 · aged 73
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Samuel Shepard Rogers III 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.

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1979Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1971Guggenheim Fellowship
1968Guggenheim Fellowship
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Obie Award
New York Drama Critics Award
PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award
star on Playwrights' Sidewalk

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Samuel Shepard Rogers III 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, 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."

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United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
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deceased
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Lived 1943 to 2017 · aged 73
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32 languages

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