Sam Shepard

Shepard currently lives with his common-law wife, actress Jessica Lange.
. Among his other works for the stage are Curse of the Starving Class in 1978, True West in 1980 and A Lie of the Mind in 1985. Tracy was one of Hollywood's earliest "realistic" actors; his performances have stood the test of time unlike some of the overly theatrical work done by many of his peers. Among his many works, Buried Child is considered one of his most prominent and received a Pulitzer Prize in 1979. He could portray the hero, the villain, or the comedian, and make the audience believe he truly was the character he played. Shepard is also a well respected actor of stage and motion pictures. More than thirty years after his death, Tracy is still considered by many to be the most skillful actor of his time.

His works are known for being especially frank and often absurd, and particularly for having an authentic sense of the style and sensibility of the gritty modern American west. Although Tracy was an alcoholic most of his adult life, it never seemed to affect his career. He was born Samuel Shepard Rogers in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. He is interred in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California. Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American playwright, writer and actor. Two weeks after making his last movie Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, with Hepburn, he died from a massive heart attack at the age of 67. 2004 The God of Hell. He and Hepburn made nine films together.

2000 The Late Henry Moss. Though estranged from his wife Louise, he was a devout Catholic and never divorced. 1993 Simpatico. In 1941 he began a relationship with Katharine Hepburn. 1985 A Lie of the Mind. He is tied with Laurence Olivier for the most best actor Oscar nominations. 1980 True West. He was also nominated for San Francisco (1936), Father of the Bride (1950), Bad Day at Black Rock (1955), The Old Man and the Sea (1958), Inherit the Wind (1960), Judgment at Nuremberg (1961), and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967).

1978 Curse of the Starving Class. In 1935 he signed with MGM and won the Oscar for Best Actor two years in a row, for Captains Courageous (1937) and Boys Town (1938). 1979 Buried Child. Shortly after that he and his family moved to Hollywood, where he made over 35 films in 5 years. 1971 Mad Dog Blues. In 1923 he married Louise Treadwell, and they had two children, John and Louise (Susie). In 1930, director John Ford saw him in the play The Last Mile and signed him to do Up the River for Fox Pictures. 1969 Oh! Calcutta! (contributed sketches). Finally in 1930 he appeared in a hit play on Broadway, The Last Mile.

1967 La Turista. For several years he performed in stock in Michigan, Canada, and Ohio. 1964 Cowboys. In the early 1920s he attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. Afterward he attended Ripon College where he appeared in a play entitled The Truth, and decided on acting as a career. At the beginning of World War I he left school to enlist in the Navy, but remained in Norfolk Navy Yard, Virginia throughout the war.

He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the second son of a truck salesman. Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 - June 10, 1967) was an American film actor who appeared in 74 films from 1930 through the 1960s. Not to mention some of the beautiful actresses.". Why, I'd probably kill the actors.

I don't have the patience. "I couldn't be a director because I couldn't put up with the actors. On drinking: "Hell, I used to take two-week lunch hours!". "Know your lines and don't bump into the furniture.".

Greenwood Press, 1994. Westport, Conn. Spencer Tracy : a Bio-bibliography by James Fisher. 1969.

Co. Spencer Tracy; a Biography by Larry Swindell, New York, World Pub.