biography
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Shepard, Sam
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popular name of Samuel Shepard Rogers
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1943– )
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| biography:
| Playwright and actor, born in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA. He studied agriculture, but joined a touring group and moved to New York City (1963), where his first plays were produced by Theater Genesis. He was resident playwright at the Magic Theater, San Francisco, from 1974. His works include The Tooth of Crime (1972), Killer's Head (1975), Curse of the Starving Class (1976), and Buried Child (1980, Pulitzer). He returned to acting later in the 1970s. Other works include the plays A Lie of the Mind (1985), which was very successful in the USA, States of Shock (1988), and Simpatico (1994), and the screenplay Paris, Texas (1984). His film appearances include The Pelican Brief (1993). His book of short stories, Cruising Paradise, appeared in 1996. |
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