Shep·ard (sh p  rd), Alan Bartlett, Jr. 1923-1998. American astronaut who on a 15-minute flight on May 5, 1961, became the first American in space. He also commanded the Apollo 14 mission to the moon (1971). |
| Shepard, Sam Originally Samuel Shepard Rogers. Born 1943. American playwright, screenwriter, and actor who won a Pulitzer Prize for his play Buried Child (1978). |
Shepard [ˈʃɛpəd]
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1. (Biographies / Shepard, Alan Bartlett, Jr (1923-1998) M, US, MILITARY: naval officer, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: astronaut) Alan Bartlett, Jr. 1923-98, US naval officer; first US astronaut in space (1961)
2. (Biographies / Shepard, Sam (1943 M, US, THEATRE: dramatist, FILMS AND TV: actor, FILMS 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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| Noun | 1. | Shepard - United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943) |
| 2. | Shepard - astronaut who made the first United States' suborbital rocket-powered flight in 1961 (1923-1998) |
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