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Sam Shepard, actor and playwright of 'True West' and 'Buried Child,' dead at 73 – New York Daily News
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Pulitzer-Winning Playwright Sam Shepard Dead at 73 - WSJ
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Sam Shepard, actor and playwright of 'True West' and 'Buried Child,' dead at 73 – New York Daily News
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Sam Shepard, actor and playwright of 'True West' and 'Buried Child,' dead at 73 – New York Daily News
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Sam Shepard, actor and playwright of 'True West' and 'Buried Child,' dead at 73 – New York Daily News
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Sam Shepard, actor and playwright of 'True West' and 'Buried Child,' dead at 73 – New York Daily News
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Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright, is dead at 73 – Press Enterprise
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How Sam Shepard Hit Downtown New York and Reinvented Himself - The New York Times
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Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright, is dead at 73 – Press Enterprise
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Sam Shepard, actor and playwright of 'True West' and 'Buried Child,' dead at 73 – New York Daily News
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Sam Shepard, actor and Pulitzer-winning playwright, is dead at 73
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Sam Shepard, actor and playwright of 'True West' and 'Buried Child,' dead at 73 – New York Daily News
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Sam Shepard, Pulitzer-winning playwright, is dead at 73 – Press Enterprise
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Sam Shepard Dead: Playwright, Actor Dies at 73 – The Hollywood Reporter