| • Science | • People | • Locations | • Timeline |
Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American playwright, writer and actor.
He was born Samuel Shepard Rogers in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. His works are known for being especially frank and often absurd, and particularly for having an authentic sense of the style and sensibility of the gritty modern American west. Shepard is also a well respected actor of stage and motion pictures.
Among his many works, Buried Child is considered one of his most prominent and received a Pulitzer Prize in 1979. Among his other works for the stage are Curse of the Starving Class in 1978, True West in 1980 and A Lie of the MindA Lie of the Mind Sam Shepard's seventh full-length play and winner of the New York Drama Critics Award for Best Play of the Year in the 1985- 1986 season, tells the story of two families torn apart by tragedy. Told in three acts set in the gritty America in 19851985 is a common year starting on Tuesday. Events January events January 1 Creation of the Internet's Domain Name System. January 17 British Telecom annouces they are going to abolish the famous red telephone boxes. January 23 A debate in the House of Lor.
Shepard currently lives with his common-law wife, actress Jessica LangeJessica Lange (born April 20, 1949) is an American Academy Award winning actress. She was born Jessica Phyllis Lange in Cloquet, Minnesota. She went to Paris after high school to study drama, then returned to New York, where she became a fashion model..