Sam Shepard Passed Away at 73! (1 Viewer)

[Robert Crawford]

He had multi-faceted career, but is probably best known as an actor to many people despite his play writings. I first noticed him as an actor in Raggedy Man, but a couple of years later, his Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff really put him on the map as a film actor. May he R.I.P.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/entertainment/sam-shepard-dies/index.html

 

[Steve_Pannell]

I just saw that on my Twitter feed.
I always liked him. (Noticed him first as Chuck Yeager too, I think)
R.I.P.

 

[dpippel]

I had no idea he suffered from ALS. A tragic loss indeed. Sam was a talented writer and a unique actor.

 

[Ashly Yeo]

Just watched Midnight Special and thought of his other works with Jeff Nichols and today this news RIP Sam Shepherd

 

[Tino]

Sad coincidence as I just bought The Right Stuff on blu this weekend.

RIP.

 

[Dennis Nicholls]

It's sobering to think that Sam died, but the man he portrayed, Chuck Yeager, is still going strong at age 94.

 

[SAhmed]

Sad to hear of his passing. Talented individual! Deepest condolences to his family, friends and fans. RIP Mr Shepard.

Regards,

 

[bujaki]

Broadway will indeed mark his passing tonight. His great plays are part of the canon and will continue to be revived. As an actor, I first remember him as Ellen Burstyn's lover in the underrated RESURRECTION (one of her greatest performances,btw),and, of course, in THE RIGHT STUFF and DAYS OF HEAVEN.
A great talent who will be missed. RIP.

 

[Bob Cashill]

BURIED CHILD, TRUE WEST, and A LIE OF THE MIND are three of our greatest plays. (Not much of his work has been filmed, which may be for the better--they're bracing live experiences that aren't easily replicated.) He starred in better-known movies than COLD IN JULY (14) but let me recommend that one to you; he and Don Johnson are fun in a noir-ish thriller.

 

[dana martin]

first noticed him because of longtime companion Jessica Lange in 1982 from Francis, then as Yeager, RIP

 

[Matt Hough]

Broadway will indeed mark his passing tonight. His great plays are part of the canon and will continue to be revived. As an actor, I first remember him as Ellen Burstyn's lover in the underrated RESURRECTION (one of her greatest performances,btw),and, of course, in THE RIGHT STUFF and DAYS OF HEAVEN.
A great talent who will be missed. RIP.

I'm so glad you remembered Resurrection which is one of the underheralded movies of the 1980s. Both of them are sensational in it.

He will be greatly missed, but his many award-winning plays will live on. Deep condolences to his family and friends.

 

[B-ROLL]

My play directing professor called him the "Best Living American Playright." So when I saw there was an actor named in a film I wondered if they were somehow related?

I was quite surprised to find out he WAS the "Best Living American Playright!"

RIP

 

[Jonathan Perregaux]

My grandmother died of ALS. That shit can hit you hard and fast.

 

[Sam Favate]

He really did it all: Actor, writer, director, playwright, rock and roll drummer, genuine rodeo cowboy, songwriter, and Pulitzer Prize-winner. He even got a rare co-writing credit on the song "Brownsville Girl" with Bob Dylan, and it's one of the best things Dylan ever recorded.

So sorry to hear he had ALS, which is merciless.

 

[Jbug]

Interesting that in today's news they had a story on a cure that was approved by FDA for LAS: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-als-drug-approved-for-lou-gehrigs-disease-radicava/