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Date of Birth
Sam Shepard was born on November 5th 1943 in Fort Sheridan, near Highland Park, Illinois
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Sam;s Insperation
When Sam Shepard was a part of New York's off-off-Broadway scene, he was influenced by the experimental theater and art. The inspiration he got from this is the critique and his classic unconventional writing style. -
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Third wife
In 1969, he married 20-year-old Colleen, the daughter of his wrestling manager, George Strickland.
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First wife
After she and Shepard got married, both of their careers began to improve. Jones scored her first success as a character in Shepard’s 1968 production Forensic and the Navigators. This working relationship lasted the entirety of the 1970s, Jones and Shepard had one child during their marriage, Jesse Mojo Shepard
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Children
Sam had his first son, Jesse Mojo Shepard
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Buried Child
Sam Shepard's play 'Buried Child' won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, his dark comedy drama resonated deeply with his audience and critics. Taking place during an economic recession in 1970s America, containing a middle-class agricultural couple enduring poverty along with their two children Tilden and Bradley.
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Days of Haven
This film was set in Texas, the exteriors were shot in Whiskey Gap, a ghost town on the prairie of Alberta, Canada and the fial scene took place on the grounds of Heritage Park Historical Village in Calgary. This film was about the passions that erupt in a deadly love triangle, all the feelings are somehow held at arm’s length, Shappards acting in this film is said to 'reflect the mystery and delicacy of his performance'.
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children #2
Sams second child was his daughter, Hannah Jane Shepard
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Second Wife
His partner for 27 years, Jessica Lange. Thye both had 2 children together but, both had already had one child each in a previous marriage. They first got together in 1982, and split in 2009. Thier relationship was unfaithful, both were reported having affiars. Shepard had an affair with Patti Smith in 1970-1971, while he was still married to Jones. When he met Lange, he was still with O-Lan.
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First home
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Frances
This story is of a small-town girl who tasted the glory of Hollywood and the exhilaration of Broadway and then went on to lead a life during which everything went wrong, it is a film that portrays a tragedy with no offender. In this film people are most fond of where 'Frances confronts a woman who insulted her as a teenager, now fawning over her movie stardom'.
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The Right Stuff (Academy Award)
This film was about onscreen astronauts being more than 'alien quarry or asteroid bait.'. The film was known to have made a historic accomplishment seem so vivid and personal. It express the deep courage and involves psychological and social pressures, and received an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination.
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second home
Charolttesville, Virginia -
Child #3
Sams third and last child was Samual 'Walker' Shepard
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Third home
Stillwater, Minnesota -
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fourth home
One fith Ave, Greenwich Village -
The Notebook
The genres from this film were consisting of comedy, romance, and drama. This film contains a very physical relationship between Allies and Noah, often not keeping their hands to each other. The deep meaning of this, is enduring power of love and the importance of memory, a deep theme of sanctity of marriage.
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Political Event (The God of Hell)
After 9/11 Sheppard wrote 'The God of Hell' the purpose of this film was said by Sam to be a 'take-off on Republican fascism'. It critiques the Bush administration, and growing militarism. -
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fifth home and last home
Midway, Kentucky (Horse Farm), When Shepard wasn't working on stage or on television and movie sets, he often returned to his Kentucky horse farm and frequented local Midway businesses. Although he had a high profile, he loved his farm becuase of its peacful and quite environment. This was his last home before passing.
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Safe House
The context of this film is of a dangerous CIA renegade resurfaces after a decade on the run, looking after a safe house in South Africa desperate for something meatier to do. A deep meaning of the gray areas of good and bad, the mysteries of who you meet if their as trust worthy as they portray.
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Death
Sam Sheappard died in 2017, on July 27th. He died of complications with ALS, he passed away peacfully in his home in Kuntucky at the age of 73, by th eend of his death he wrote 44 playwrites.
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