Sam ShepardAKA:
Samuel Shepard Rogers
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American Birthdate:
11/05/1943 Birthplace:
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It should come as no surprise that the search for identity has always been a constant in the work of playwright Sam Shepard. After all, this is the same man who changed his name from Steve Rogers (as he was called by his family) on the bus ride to NYC, en route to acclaim as enfant terrible of the Off-Broadway stage. Just 19 when he got off the bus in Port Authority, he saw his first one-act produced the following year and won the first of his ten OBIEs (to date) in 1966 for the one-acts "Chicago", "Icarus's Mother" and "Red Cross". Shepard was an East Village celebrity who, in keeping with
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Year
Milestone
Brought up on a succession of military bases before his family settled on a farm near Duarte, CA
1963
Changed his name to Sam Shepard on the bus ride to NYC
1964
First produced play, "Cowboys" at Theatre Genesis in New York City
1969
Contributed sketches to the stage musical revue "Oh! Calcutta!"
1969
First film as screenwriter (co-written with director Robert Frank), the experimental "Me and My Brother"
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