Sam Shepard, who the New York Times called “the greatest playwright of his generation” and who also earned acclaim for his acting — most recently on Bloodline — has died, the Times reports.
He’s survived by his children Jesse, Hannah and Walker Shepard and his sisters, Sandy and Roxanne Rogers.
His play Buried Child won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 and earned him his legendary status.
Shepard passed Sunday, July 30 at his home in Kentucky.