Sam Shepard

Shepard currently lives with his common-law wife, actress Jessica Lange. Towne directed Personal Best (1982). 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. Vazak became the first dog nominated for an Oscar for screenwriting, but did not win. Among his many works, Buried Child is considered one of his most prominent and received a Pulitzer Prize in 1979. Vazak, with the script. Shepard is also a well respected actor of stage and motion pictures. After working for years on a script of Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan (1984) he grew dissatisfied with the production and credited his dog, P.H.

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. He is also noted as an uncredited script doctor. He was born Samuel Shepard Rogers in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Author of many notable film scripts, including Chinatown (1974), for which he received an Oscar, its sequel, The Two Jakes (1990), and Shampoo (1975), as well as the two Mission Impossible films. Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American playwright, writer and actor. Robert Towne (born November 23, 1934) is an American screenwriter and director. 2004 The God of Hell.

2000 The Late Henry Moss. 1993 Simpatico. 1985 A Lie of the Mind. 1980 True West.

1978 Curse of the Starving Class. 1979 Buried Child. 1971 Mad Dog Blues. 1969 Oh! Calcutta! (contributed sketches).

1967 La Turista. 1964 Cowboys.