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Playwright, actor and director Sam Shepard

Fresh Air
Published December 13, 2002 at 12:00 AM EST

Playwright, actor and director Sam Shepard has a new book of short stories, Great Dream of Heaven. Shepard won a Pulitzer Prize for his play Buried Child and was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as legendary test pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff. This interview first aired Mar. 31, 1998.

Copyright 2002 Fresh Air
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