he had ALS http://deadline.com/2017/07/sam-shepard-has-died-at-73-1202139154/
Just saw this on the news. He certainly was a fine actor.
I saw many of his movies but I remember him best for his role in The Right Stuff. RIP
I Instantly thought about Days of Heaven, and his screenplay for Paris, Texas. And of course The Right Stuff. He was a cool dude.
I remember being really surprised by his death. For some reason I thought he'd be a kind of guy who made it to like 87.