TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For simplicity, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: SUPREMES 
Clue: He was supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe, & later of NATO forces

SOLUTION: dwight d. eisenhower

PROBLEM: Category: A DELICATE OPERATION 
Clue: A bypass operation may bypass the carotid or coronary one of these

SOLUTION: artery

PROBLEM: Category: ACTOR-DIRECTORS 
Clue: Actor-playwright whose 1st film as a director, "Far North", starred his girlfriend, Jessica Lange

SOLUTION:
sam shepard