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On the Lot: Remembering Sam Shepard
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On the Lot: Remembering Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard, Pulitzer prize winning playwright, screenwriter, actor and director, passed away last Thursday. This week, 'On the Lot,' reflects on his legacy.
Sam Shepard poses for a portrait in New York, Thursday, Sept, 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Sam Shepard poses for a portrait in New York, Thursday, Sept, 29, 2011. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
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Sam Shepard, Pulitzer prize winning playwright, screenwriter, actor and director, passed away last Thursday. This week, 'On the Lot,' reflects on his legacy.

Sam Shepard, Pulitzer prize winning playwright, screenwriter, actor and director, passed away last Thursday. News of his death broke this morning. His work spans over half a century, but perhaps his most iconic role was in "The Right Stuff," where he plays the legendary test pilot, Chuck Yeager: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0fY2GZ6Fg8

Vanity Fair's Hollywood correspondent reflects with A Martinez on Shepard's legacy, for this week's On the Lot.

Plus, Dunkirk dominated the box office once again, but there's another Oscar contender in its midst: Kathyrn Bigelow's "Detroit."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-2_1tUnIWM

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