1. Sam Shepard
By Lucy Carless

2. Meet Sam Shepard: Famous American playwright and actor.
Born November the 5th,
Still around today.
Maker of famous and award-winning films and plays.

3. Playwright
Sam Shepard’s plays are performed on and off Broadway and in all the major American theatres. They are also performed and studied all over Europe, especially in Britain, France and Germany. Some of the plays he has written are:
Cowboys-1964
Award winning Buried Child-1979
The Rock Garden-1964
True West-1980
And many more….

4. Actor Sam Shepard has been in many films and plays such as:
Run for Her Life (2009) Director: Baltasar Kormákur Cast: Diane Kruger, Dermot Mulroney, Rosanna Arquette, Sam Shepard, Vincent Perez, Jordi Molla 
Felon (2008)  Director: Ric Roman Waugh Cast: Stephen Dorff, Val Kilmer, Sam Shepard, Marisol Nichols, Harold Perrineau, Anne Archer
All round he’s been in forty –eight films and a few plays !

5. Screenwriter Sam Shepard has been a screenwriter of films such as:
Don’t Come Knocking-2005
Far North-1994
Fool for Love-1988
Paris, Texas-1985
Tongues-1984
And plenty more

6. Writer Sam Shepard has also written books: Great Dream of heaven-2002
Crushing Paradise-1997
Hawk Moon-1973
Motel Chronicles- 1982
and, Rolling Thunder Logbook-1977

7. I hope you now know lots more about Sam Shepard!
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I hope you now know lots more about Sam Shepard!