NEW YORK: Sam Shepard (pic), the pre-eminent US playwright of his generation celebrated for depicting a darkness to contemporary American life and Oscar-nominated actor, has died. The characters he portrayed and the plays he wrote often depicted lost souls struggling to find their place in contemporary society. “He has devoted himself to American themes — perhaps more self-consciously than any of his colleagues,” wrote the Pulitzer nominating judges in 1979. Shepard is also survived by a son he shared with actress O-Lan Jones, to whom he was previously married. The family spokesman said funeral arrangements were private, and that plans for a public memorial had not yet been determined.

Source: The Star August 01, 2017 00:11 UTC