Birth Name: Samuel Shepard Rogers III
Occupation: Playwright
Place Of Birth: Illinois
Date Of Birth: November 5, 1943
Date Of Death: July 27, 2017
Cause Of Death: N/A
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: American
Sam Shepard was born on the 5th of November, 1943. He was popular for being a Playwright. Pulitzer Prize-winning writer and actor who portrayed pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff.
Sam Shepard was born in Illinois. Also a musician, he was the drummer for the rock band The Holy Modal Rounders in the late 1960s and their music was featured in the road movie Easy Rider. He received a Pulitzer Price in Drama for his play Buried Child in 1979.
Sam Shepard was a Scorpio and was born in the Baby Boomers Generation.
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Childhood
Sam Shepard was born in 1940s. The early 1940s were dominated by World War II. Following the end of the war, it was the start of the Baby Boomer years and technology advancements such as the jet engine, nuclear fusion, radar, rocket technology and others later became the starting points for Space Exploration and Improved Air Travel. The 40s also brought us the Slinky, Velcro, Jeep, Tupperware and Frisbee. Discover what happened on this day.
Samuel Shepard Rogers III is part of the Baby boomers generation. Also known as "boomers", are the result of the end of World War II, when birth rates across the world spiked. They are associated with a rejection of traditional values. These hippie kids protested against the Vietnam War and participated in the civil rights movement.
Education
Sam’s Samuel Shepard Rogers III attended Duarte High School, Duarte, CA (1961) and Mount San Antonio Junior College (dropped out).
Family
Sam Shepard’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and his father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Sam Shepard’s parents.
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Personal Life
Like many famous people and celebrities, Sam Shepard kept his personal life private. Once more details are available, we will update this section.
Sam Shepard was born in the Year of the Goat.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Samuel Shepard Rogers III |
| NICKNAME: | Charlie |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| AGE GENERATION: | Baby Boomers Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Scorpio |
| BIRTH DAY: | Friday |
| DEATH DAY: | Thursday |
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Sam Shepard was a Scorpio. People of this zodiac sign like truth, being right, longtime friends, teasing, and dislike dishonesty, revealing secrets, passive people. The strengths of this sign are being resourceful, brave, passionate, a true friend, while weaknesses can be distrusting, jealous, secretive and violent. The greatest overall compatibility with Scorpio is Taurus and Cancer.
Chinese Zodiac: Sam Shepard was born in the Year of the Dragon. People born under this sign enjoy being alone with their thoughts. They're creative thinkers, economic, cautitous and appreciate the arts, they can also be indecisive.
Ruling Planet: Sam Shepard had a ruling planet of Pluto and has a ruling planet of Pluto. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Neptune were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Sam Shepard’s birth sign is Scorpio and he had a ruling planet of Pluto.
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