Shepard

American  

[shep-erd] / ˈʃɛp ərd /

noun

1. Alan Bartlett, Jr., 1923–1998, U.S. astronaut: first American in space, May 5, 1961.

2. Sam, 1943–2017, U.S. playwright, actor, and director.

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Shepard British  

/ ˈʃɛpəd /

noun

1. Alan Bartlett, Jr. 1923–98, US naval officer; first US astronaut in space (1961)

2. Sam original name Samuel Shepard Rogers. born 1943, US dramatist, film actor, and director. His plays include Chicago (1966), The Tooth of Crime (1972), and Buried Child (1978): films as actor include Days of Heaven (1978) and The Right Stuff (1983); films as director include Far North (1989) and Silent Tongue (1994)

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Shepard

Speaking on the Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard podcast, the actor said his relationship with his dad got "more difficult" as an adult.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Test pilot Chuck Yeager, played by Sam Shepard at his soulful best, embodies older ways as the modern world rockets ever upward.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

Some will carry large-scale banners inspired by Shepard Fairey’s Obey campaign and emblazoned with sociopolitical messages; others will hoist a disco ball shaped like the new museum.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

There were rock stars, politicians, authors and community advocates; here was Toby Keith and conservative tax reform lobbyist Grover Norquist, there was street artist Shepard Fairey and Big Bird.

From Salon ● May 21, 2026

Louis Austin's daughter, Vivian Edmonds, recalls that while her father and North Carolina College president Dr. James Shepard appeared to be fierce enemies, “that was for public consumption.”

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson