Sam Shepard has died at age 73
Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist and Oscar-nominated actor Sam Shepard has died at 73, a spokesperson for his family confirmed. Shepard died at his home in Kentucky on Thursday, July 27 from complications from ALS.
He was with his family at the time of his death.“The family requests privacy at this difficult time,” spokesman Chris Boneau said. Funeral arrangements remain private, and plans for a public memorial have not yet been determined.
He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for his play Buried Child and was nominated for a best supporting actor Oscar for his role in The Right Stuff as Chuck Yeager. He was in a relationship with Jessica Lange from 1982 to 2009.
Source THR
