Name: Sam Shepard, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and actor, dies at age 73
Uploaded: Tue Aug 01 2017 11:49:01 GMT+0000 (UTC)
Duration: 2 min 8 s
Description: Tributes are pouring in for acclaimed playwright, author and actor Sam Shepard, whose family announced that he died last Thursday of complications from ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. NBC’s Natalie Morales reports on Shepard’s life and work.

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