1943 - 2017
Sam Shepard American Actor
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Sam Shepard dating history
Relationships
Sam Shepard was previously married to O-Lan Jones (1969 - 1984).
Sam Shepard was in relationships with Mia Kirshner (2014 - 2015), Jessica Lange (1981 - 2009), Patti Smith (1981 - 1982), Joyce Aaron (1965 - 1968) and Marisa Berenson.
Sam Shepard is rumoured to have hooked up with Joni Mitchell (1975).
About
American Actor Sam Shepard was born Samuel Shepard Rogers III on 5th November, 1943 in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA and passed away on 27th Jul 2017 Midway, Kentucky, USA aged 73. He is most remembered for The Right Stuff. His zodiac sign is Scorpio.
Sam Shepard was in 7 on-screen matchups, including Diane Keaton in Baby Boom (1987), Dolly Parton in Steel Magnolias (1989), Ellen Burstyn in Resurrection (1980), Jessica Lange in Crimes of the Heart (1986) and Judy Davis in Dash and Lilly (1999).
Sam Shepard is a member of the following lists: Theatre of the Absurd, American film actors and American screenwriters.
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Relationship Statistics
| Type | Total | Longest | Average | Shortest |
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| Married | 1 |
16 years
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-
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| Dating | 5 |
27 years, 2 months
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6 years, 5 months
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1 year
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| Rumoured | 1 |
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-
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| Total | 7 |
27 years, 2 months
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6 years, 10 months
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1 year
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Details
| First Name |
Sam
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| Last Name |
Shepard
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| Full Name at Birth |
Samuel Shepard Rogers III
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| Alternative Name |
Charlie
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| Birthday |
5th November, 1943
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| Birthplace |
Fort Sheridan, Illinois, USA
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| Died |
27th July, 2017
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| Place of Death |
Midway, Kentucky, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Lou Gehrig's disease
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| Height |
6' 1½" (187 cm)
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Brown - Light
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| Distinctive Feature |
Crooked Teeth
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| Zodiac Sign |
Scorpio
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Duarte High School, Duarte, CA (1961)
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| University |
Mount San Antonio Junior College (dropped out)
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| Occupation Text |
Playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, director
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Claim to Fame |
The Right Stuff
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| Year(s) Active |
1960s–present, 1962–present, 1962–2017
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| Talent Agency (e.g. Modelling) |
Judy Boals, Inc.
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| Official Websites |
www.nndb.com/people/502/000024430/, www.sam-shepard.com/, http://sam-shepard.com/, http://www.sam-shepard.com
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| Father |
Samuel Shepard (died in 1984)
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| Mother |
Jane Elaine Rogers (b. 1917)
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| Sister |
Sandy Rogers, Roxanne Rogers
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Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, author and musician whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. He won 10 Obie Awards for writing and directing, the most by any writer or director. Shepard received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play Buried Child and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in the 1983 film The Right Stuff. He received the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award as a master American dramatist in 2009. New York magazine described Shepard as "the greatest American playwright of his generation."
