![]() ![]() The family eventually moved to Duarte, California, where he attended Duarte High School and worked on a ranch. During his early life, Shepard went by the nickname Steve. His mother was Jane Elaine Rogers (née Schook), a schoolteacher. Sam Shepard was born in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and named after his father, Samuel Shepard Rogers, Jr., who was a teacher, a farmer, and, during World War II, a bomber pilot for the US Air Force. Other award-winning plays include Fool for Love, A Lie of the Mind, True West and Buried Child, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1979. Notable Quote: “When you hit a wall-of your own imagined limitations-just kick it in.” Eleven of Sam’s plays won Obie Awards, including Chicago, The Tooth of Crime, and Curse of the Starving Class.Selected Awards and Honors: Obie Awards (10 awards total between 19), Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination (1983), Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play (1986), American Theater Hall of Fame (1994), PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award (2009).Selected Works: Curse of the Starving Class (1978), Buried Child (1978), True West (1980), Fool for Love (1983), A Lie of the Mind (1985).Known For: American playwright, actor, and director. ![]()
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