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Bio

(1943-2017) Writer, playwright. Sam Shepard was born in Illinois and died in Kentucky.

Full Name

Sam Shepard

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1943

BIRTH

Sam Shepard was born Samuel Shepard Rogers III in Illinois on November 5, 1943.

1963

RESIDENCE

Mr. Shepard moved to New York around 1963 and lived and worked there for several years.

1978

LITWORK

Buried Child
Urizen Books; Later Printing edition (1979)

Play.

1980

LITWORK

True West
Nelson Doubleday; Book Club (BCE/BOMC) edition (January 1, 1981)
1127036491 / 978-1127036493
Play.

1981

LITWORK

Hawk Moon
PAJ Publications
0933826222 / 978-0933826229
Collection of stories, poems, and monologues.

1982

LITWORK

Motel Chronicles
City Lights Books
0872861449 / 978-0872861442
Memoir.

1983

LITWORK

Fool For Love
City Lights Books

Play.

1985

LITWORK

A Lie Of The Mind
New American Library (1987)
0453005306 / 978-0453005302
Play.

1996

LITWORK

Cruising Paradise
Alfred A. Knopf
0679415645 / 978-0679415640
Collection of stories.

2002

LITWORK

The Late Henry Moss
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
0822218585 / 978-0822218586
Play.

2002

LITWORK

Great Dream of Heaven
Knopf
0375405054 / 978-0375405051
Collection of stories.

2004

LITWORK

Day Out Of Days: Stories
Knopf
978-0-307-26540-1
Collection of stories.

2017

DEATH

Sam Shepard died at his home in Kentucky on July 27, 2017.

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