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:For the osteopath accused in a notable murder
trial, see: Sam Sheppard.

Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an United
States|American playwright, writer and actor. 

He was born Samuel Shepard Rogers in Fort
Sheridan, Illinois. His many works are known for
being frank and often theatre of the
absurd|absurd, and for having an authentic sense
of the style and sensibility of the gritty modern
American west. Shepard is also a respected actor
of stage and film|motion pictures.

His play Buried Child received a Pulitzer Prize in
1979; other notable work includes Curse of the
Starving Class in 1978, True West (play)|True West
in 1980 and A Lie of the Mind in 1985.

Shepard lives with his common law marriage |
common-law wife, actress Jessica Lange.

==Shepard as Playwright==
* 1964 Cowboys
* 1967 La Turista
* 1969 Oh! Calcutta! (contributed sketches)
* 1971 Mad Dog Blues
* 1978 Curse of the Starving Class 
* 1979 Buried Child 
* 1980 True West (play)|True West
* 1983 Fool for Love 
* 1985 A Lie of the Mind
* 1993 Simpatico
* 2000 The Late Henry Moss
* 2004 The God of Hell

==Shepard in Film==

===Shepard as an Actor===
* 1970 Brand X
* 1978 Renaldo and Clara
* 1978 Days of Heaven
* 1980 Resurrection
* 1982 Frances
* 1983 The Right Stuff
* 1984 Paris, Texas
* 1987 Baby Boom
* 1991 Voyager
* 1993 The Pelican Brief
* 2001 Black Hawk Down
* 2001 Kurosawa
* 2004 The Notebook
* 2005 Don't Come Knockin' 
* 2005 Bandidas  (post-production)
* 2005 Stealth (2005 movie)|Stealth  
(post-production) 
* 2005 Untitled Supernatural Thriller  (filming)

===Shepard as a Screenwriter===
* 1970 Zabriskie Point (movie)|Zabriskie Point
* 1984 Paris, Texas
* 1985 Fool for Love

==Shepard In Print==

* Seven Plays, Dial Press, 1984, 368 pages, ISBN
0553346113
* Fool For Love and Other Plays, Bantam, 1984, 320
pages, ISBN 0553345907
* The Unseen Hand: and Other Plays, Vintage, 1996,
400 pages, ISBN 0679767894

* Crusing Paradise, Vintage, 1997, 255 pages, ISBN
0679742174
* Great Dream Of Heaven Vintage, 2003, 160 pages,
ISBN 0375704523

* Rolling Thunder Logbook, Da Capo, 2004 reissue,
176 pages, ISBN 0306813718
* Motel Chronicles, City Lights, 1983, ISBN
0872861430


==External links==
*imdb name | id=0001731 | name=Sam Shepard
*ibdb name | id=8584    | name=Sam Shepard