Shepard

UK: /ˈʃɛpəd/ US: (shep′ərd)

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Shep•ard  (shep′ərd), n. 

1. Biographical Alan Bartlett, Jr., born 1923, U.S. astronaut: first American in space, May 5, 1961.
2. Biographical Sam, born 1943, U.S. playwright, actor, and director.

Shepard, +n. 

1. Biographical Sam, born 1943, U.S. playwright, actor, and director.

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Shepard / ˈʃɛpəd/ noun

1. Alan Bartlett, Jr. 1923–98, US naval officer; first US astronaut in space (1961)
2. Sam, original name Samuel Shepard Rogers. 1943–2017, 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)