Sam Shepard

Samuel Shepard Rogers III (November 5, 1943 – July 27, 2017) was an American actor, playwright, author, screenwriter, and director whose career spanned half a century. 
He won ten Obie Awards for writing and directing, the most won by any writer or director. He wrote 58 plays as well as several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. 
Shepard received the in 1979 for his play and was nominated for an for his portrayal of pilot in the 1983 film The Right Stuff. 
He received the as a master American dramatist in 2009. New York magazine described Shepard as "the greatest American playwright of his generation."
For Nickelodeon, he provided the narration in Charlotte's Web.
Category:Actors
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Category:1940s births
Category:2010s deaths
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