Musician Dictionary

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017)

DescriptionAmerican playwright and actor (1943–2017)
Source: Wikidata
Born1943-11-05
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceFort Sheridan Fort Sheridan
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died2017-07-27
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathMidway Midway
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaUnited States
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryUS
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipUnited States
Source: Wikidata
Occupationactor playwright autobiographer film director stage actor screenwriter film actor musician theatre director dramaturge writer director
Source: Wikidata
GenresWestern
Source: Wikidata
Member ofThe Holy Modal Rounders Writers Guild of America West American Academy of Arts and Sciences American Academy of Arts and Letters
Source: Discogs, MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AwardsPEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award Guggenheim Fellowship Pulitzer Prize for Drama star on Playwrights' Sidewalk New York Drama Critics Award Obie Award Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

S. Shepard Sam Shephard Sam Shepherd Sam Sheppard Shepard

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Identifiers

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