At the 74th year of his life, the American actor, playwright and screenwriter, laureate of the Pulitzer Prize Sam Shepard. This is reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
According to the actor's spokesman, he died on Thursday, July 27, at his home in Kentucky from complications due to amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
The actor played in such films as "Resurrection", "Francis", "Steel Magnolia", "Black Hawk", "Password" Sword Fish "," Diary of Memory "," How Sneaky Robert Ford Killed Jesse James ".
In 1984, Shepard was nominated for an Oscar for a supporting role in the film "Guys what you need".
Shepard - author of several dozen plays and screenplays for films. In 1979, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the play "The Buried Child".
The last role of Shepard in the movie was the television series "Pedigree", the first season of which was released in 2015. This is reported LIGABusinessInform.