NEW YORK (AP) – Reaction to the announcement Monday that actor-playwright Sam Shepard died last week at age 73:
– “A great man of the theater has passed. Thank you, Sam Shepard. RIP.” – Actor Jason Alexander on Twitter.
– “Sam Shepard was a towering figure in American theater and film. He indeed had “the right stuff.” His voice will truly be missed.” – Actor George Takei on Twitter.
– “I’m coping with Sam Shepard’s death by listening to Prince which is just bumming me out more” – Comedian Whitney Cummings on Twitter.
– “A hero of theatre. A hero of writing. A hero of acting. A hero of mine. Sam Shepard RIP.” – Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau on Twitter.