Shepard's death came after he experienced complications from motor neurone disease, also known as ALS. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Sam Shepard starred alongside Ellen Burstyn in 1980 film ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When Sam Shepard died on July 27, 2017, the world lost one of the greatest playwrights of the past half-century. He was an artist renowned for bravely plumbing his own life for ...

Feud' 's Message About Feminism Sam Shepard Revealed He Was Engaged to Jessica Lange — and How His 'Bad Behaviors' Ruined The Romance — in Letters Jessica Lange Talks Fondly About Ex Sam ...

John J. Winters, Bridgewater State University (THE CONVERSATION) When Sam Shepard died on July 27, 2017, the world lost one of the greatest playwrights of the past half-century. He was an artist ...