The actor, screenwriter, and playwright has died at the age of 73
Sam Shepard: A life in photos
Sam Shepard, the celebrated playwright and Oscar-nominated actor,has died at the age of 73.
A family spokesperson confirmed that Shepard died at his home in Kentucky on Thursday, July, 27, from complications of ALS.
Shepards career spanned both stage and screen, earning him a Pulitzer Prize for his playBuried Childand roles in films such asBlack Hawk DownandThe Right Stuff.Ahead, a look at his time in Hollywood.
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Sam Shepard (with Brooke Adams) in 1978’sDays of Heaven
Sam Shepard in 1983’sThe Right Stuff
Sam Shepard with Jessica Lange in 1984 at the Los Angeles premiere ofThe Natural
Sam Shepard (with Diane Keaton) in 1986’sCrimes of the Heart
Sam Shepard in 1988
Sam Shepherd and Jessica Lange at theCape Fearpremiere in 1991
Sam Shepard on the set ofHomo Faber,1991
Musician Lou Reed, Sam Shepard, and German film director Wim Wenders in 1994
Sam Shepard in 1999’sSnow Falling on Cedars
Sam Shepard photographed in San Francisco, 2000
Sam Shepard in 2001’sBlack Hawk Down
Morgan Freeman, James Garner, and Sam Shepard in 2004
Sam Shepard at the premiere ofThe Notebook, 2004
Sam Shepard at the Cannes Film Festival, 2005
Sam Shepard at the Sundance Film Festival, 2006
Harry Dean Stanton and Sam Shepard at the Sundance screening ofParis, Texas,2006.
Sam Shepard and Jessica Lange, 2006
Sam Shepard at the 2007 Venice Film Festival forThe Assassination of Jessie James by the Coward Robert Ford
Sam Shepard, 2008
Sam Shepard (with Patti Smith) in New York City, 2010.
Sam Shepard photographed in New York, 2011
Sam Shepard at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival
Sam Shepard at opening night for his playFool For Love’s 2015 revival
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