Sam shepard

Suzan-Lori Parks, Robert Woodruff, Jean-Claude van Itallie, and Loretta Greco recall what America's great bard of the West meant to them.

The actor and writer died at 73.

Owen Gleiberman on Sam Shepard, a countercultural playwright who became, as a screen actor, the embodiment of an older (and wiser) America.

2017 saw the loss of talents like Chuck Berry, Erin Moran, Gregg Allman, and other beloved celebrities.

Shepard was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in 1983's The Right Stuff

Playwright, actor and director who exposed the gap between myth and reality in American life

Sam Shepard influenced fashion with an effortless wardrobe that paid tribute to his roots.

jessica lange & sam shepard

MIKE PISCITELLI IS A DIRECTOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER. BORN IN THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY HE MOVED TO NEW YORK AT THE AGE OF 18 BUT NOW CALLS VENICE BEACH HIS HOME.