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Shepard

[ shep-erd ]

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.


Shepard

/ ˈʃɛpəd /

noun

  1. ShepardAlan Bartlett, Jr19231998MUSMILITARY: naval officerTRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: astronaut Alan Bartlett, Jr. 1923–98, US naval officer; first US astronaut in space (1961)
  2. ShepardSam1943MUSTHEATRE: dramatistFILMS AND TV: actorFILMS AND TV: director 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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So with Woody, his first 3-5 films will be your favorites, or your first 3-5 Sam Shepard plays will be your favorites.

On Wednesday, anchor Shepard Smith gave Fox News viewers a dose of rationality.

“Given what we know, you should have no concerns about Ebola at all,” Smith told viewers of Shepard Smith Reporting.

Moreover, under Eric Holder the Justice Department has vigorously enforced the landmark Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr.

How did you get Shepard Fairey to design the limited edition Princess Bride poster that comes with the book?

Mr. Croker remembered Lysander; and, being thus hedged and hemmed about, sought safety by nominating Mr. Shepard.

Following the naming of Mr. Shepard he treated with the plotters and abandoned to them half his dominion.

With either Mr. Shepard or Mr. Low elected, Tammany would dwindle—as one now beholds it—to be a third-rate influence.

During the conversation Mr. Perkins recalled the fact, and asked Mr. Shepard to take them off his hands.

In the making of books Lee and Shepard have shown an originality, which has always been noticeable.

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