Playwright & actor
Sam Shepard
A Pulitzer for Buried Child, and an Academy Award nomination for The Right Stuff.
Samuel Shepard Rogers III was an American playwright, actor, director, screenwriter, author and musician whose career spanned half a century. He wrote 58 plays and several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs. His accolades include the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Drama Desk Award, the PEN/Laura Pels Theater Award, and a record 10 Obie Awards. He was nominated for two Tony Awards, an Academy Award, an Emmy Award, a BAFTA Award, and a Golden Globe. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1994. The New York magazine described Shepard as "the greatest American playwright of his generation."
- Born
- 1943-11-05, Fort Sheridan, USAA Friday
- Died
- 2017-07-27, Midway, USAA Thursday, aged 73
- At birth
- Sun in Scorpio, Moon in Aquarius
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1943-11-05, Fort Sheridan, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Chicagothe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 12°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 19°50′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 9°27′ | Direct |
| Venus | Virgo | 26°12′ | Direct |
| Mars | Gemini | 21°42′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Leo | 24°48′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Gemini | 25°58′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Gemini | 7°48′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Libra | 3°13′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Leo | 8°44′ | Direct |
Death Chart
2017-07-27, Midway, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 4°48′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 0°12′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Virgo | 1°51′ | Direct |
| Venus | Gemini | 25°27′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 4°36′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Libra | 16°25′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Sagittarius | 21°49′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Aries | 28°30′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Pisces | 13°50′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Capricorn | 17°42′ | Retrograde |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Sam Shepard was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
