Monday, 31 July 2017

Actor and playwright Sam Shepard dies from ALS complications

quote [ Actor and Pulitzer-winning playwright Sam Shepard has died from complications related to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), known as Lou Gehrig's disease, a representative for his family said on Monday. ]

Shepard, 73, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1979 for his play "Buried Child," died last week at home in Kentucky on Thursday, surrounded by his family, spokesman Chris Boneau said in a statement to Reuters.
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[by 4321@5:36pmGMT]

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4321 said @ 12:52pm GMT on 2nd Aug
krupa said @ 2:57pm GMT on 2nd Aug
Damn, I really liked Midnight Special, he had such a character!

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