RIP SAM SHEPARD

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RIP SAM SHEPARD Aug 1, 2017 0:37:01 GMT

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Post by kijii on Aug 1, 2017 0:37:01 GMT

He was a talented writer and a not-so-bad actor either.
I have seen him in several movies:

Days of Heaven (1978)
Crimes of the Heart (1986) where he played Jessica Lange's boyfriend (also off screen they were each other's main squeeze)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
The Right Stuff (1983) for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor

Howver, he was a most notable as writer www.imdb.com/name/nm0001731/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#writer

Won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Buried Child" and was nominated for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "True West" and the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Fool for Love".

He died last Thursday from ALS

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camimac Sophomore @camimac Posts: 915 Likes: 355	RIP SAM SHEPARD Aug 1, 2017 2:39:50 GMT jeffersoncody likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by camimac on Aug 1, 2017 2:39:50 GMT He was a fine actor, playwright and human being, how sad. May he rest in peace.

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RIP SAM SHEPARD Aug 1, 2017 6:05:35 GMT

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Post by jeffersoncody on Aug 1, 2017 6:05:35 GMT

Aug 1, 2017 0:37:01 GMT kijii said:

He was a talented writer and a not-so-bad actor either.
I have seen him in several movies:

Days of Heaven (1978)
Crimes of the Heart (1986) where he played Jessica Lange's boyfriend (also off screen they were each other's main squeeze)
Steel Magnolias (1989)
The Right Stuff (1983) for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor

Howver, he was a most notable as writer www.imdb.com/name/nm0001731/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1#writer

Won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Buried Child" and was nominated for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "True West" and the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Fool for Love".

He died last Thursday from ALS

Sam Shepard was an American classic, and a true original. R.I.P.

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koskiewicz Senior Member @koskiewicz Posts: 6,696 Likes: 3,524	RIP SAM SHEPARD Aug 1, 2017 16:09:32 GMT jeffersoncody likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by koskiewicz on Aug 1, 2017 16:09:32 GMT ...excellent and versatile actor. He was perfectly cast as Frank James in the Brad Pitt Jesse James movie...

gunshotwound Junior Member @gunshotwound Posts: 1,146 Likes: 481	RIP SAM SHEPARD Aug 1, 2017 23:59:50 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by gunshotwound on Aug 1, 2017 23:59:50 GMT RIP Sam Shepherd.
	Joined IMDB v2.0 Feb. 19, 2017 Joined IMDb August 2000 "When I die, I want to die like my grandfather--who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car."

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RIP SAM SHEPARD Aug 3, 2017 2:49:22 GMT spiderwort and jeffersoncody like this

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Post by jervistetch on Aug 3, 2017 2:49:22 GMT

Weird but true.
I had a dream last night and Sam Shepard was in it and he asked me if I had a cigarette. I said yes and I held out a cardboard box to him that was full of random packs of cigarettes. He reached in and pulled out a pack of Salems. I asked, "YOU smoke menthols?!". He said, "Yep".
Not sure what it means but I know I love Sam Shepard and will miss his presence in the arts.

Post by kijii on Aug 1, 2017 0:37:01 GMT

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Post by jervistetch on Aug 3, 2017 2:49:22 GMT