Playwright/Actor Sam Shepard Dies at 73
by EG
Playwright, actor and director Sam Shepard died on Thursday, July 27, a family spokesperson confirms to Us Weekly. He was 73.
Shepard died peacefully at his home in Kentucky of complications from ALS. He was surrounded by his children, Jesse, Hannah and Walker, and his sisters, Sandy and Roxanne Rogers. "The family requests privacy at this difficult time," family spokesman Chris Boneau tells Us.
Funeral arrangements will remain private. Plans for a public memorial have not yet been determined.
Shepard was the author of 44 plays, in addition to several books. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his stage play Buried Child.
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Sam Shepard starred in The Right Stuff.