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Sam Shepard's outlandish, nightmarish, yet lyrical plays— The Tooth of Crime, Buried Child, True West, Fool for Love, A Lie of the Mind, and dozens of others—have garnered him a Pulitzer Prize and a lasting reputation as one of America's greatest living playwrights. His charismatic performances in movies like Days of Heaven, The Right Stuff, Country, and Thunderheart —as well as his screenplay for Paris, Texas —have made him an indelible presence in American film. Rock 'n' roller, rancher, and rodeo prizewinner, he has toured with Bob Dylan, hung out with the Rolling Stones, collaborated with Patti Smith, and raised a family with Jessica Lange. Yet throughout he has remained an enigmatic figure. In this acclaimed biography, now fully updated, Don Shewey explores the life and works of this American visionary, illuminating Shepard's unique success in straddling the divide between serious artist and pop-culture hero.
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Sam Shepard's outlandish, nightmarish, yet lyrical plays - The Tooth of Crime, Buried Child, True West, Fool for Love, A Lie of the Mind, and dozens of others - have garnered him a Pulitzer Prize and a lasting reputation as one of America's greatest living playwrights. His charismatic performances in movies like Days of Heaven, The Right Stuff, Country, and Thunderheart - as well as his screenplay for Paris, Texas - have made him an indelible presence in American film. Rock'n'roller, rancher, and rodeo prizewinner, he has toured with Bob Dylan, hung out with the Rolling Stones, collaborated with Patti Smith, and raised a family with Jessica Lange. Yet throughout he has remained an enigmatic figure. In this biography, now fully updated, Don Shewey explores the life and works of this American visionary, illuminating Shepard's unique success in straddling the divide between serious artist and pop-culture hero.
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Don Shewey's books include Caught in the Act: New York Actors Face to Face and Out Front: Contemporary Gay and Lesbian Plays. He has written for TheNew York Times, The Village Voice, Esquire, Rolling Stone, and many other publications.
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Sam Shepard (SIGNED Plus SIGNED LETTER)
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Dell Publishing, New York, NY, U.S.A., 1985
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Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition/1st Printing paperback. SIGNED and inscribed by Don Shewey on title page. Also includes laid-in a handwritten SIGNED letter (ALS) from Shewey saying he'd be happy to sign 'Shepard'. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # 009242
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SAM SHEPARD
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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Black & White Photographs (illustrator). First Printing. **Bundle Up & Save On Postage** Pages tanned, otherwise without flaw. 4 X 7" 183 pages. From 1985. His nightmarishly poetic dramas of cowboys, drifters, and outlaws won Sam Shepard a Pulitzer Prize - and a reputation as America's finest living playwright. His careers as poet, rock musician and real-life cowboy have made him the stuff of legend. This book probes the complex, enigmatic man behind the many masks and sheds light on a uniquely American artist. Seller Inventory # 39750
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