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    BBC Breaking News‏Verified account @BBCBreaking 31 Jul 2017

    US actor and author Sam Shepard dies at 73, US media reporthttp://bbc.in/2uNIoOp 

    8:39 AM - 31 Jul 2017
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    • 1,141 Likes
    • Aditya Sunil Patil John Kevin Josh Harrop Петър Арнаудов TAG OnkelSnark amin.wdalbla@yahoo.c Omari Mwangi Jane Taiwo Olofintuyi
    129 replies 888 retweets 1,141 likes
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      2. jack Lord oatkon‏ @Bookhimdannom1 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        pic.twitter.com/4ousHpVNi3

        6 replies 9 retweets 32 likes
      3. jack Lord oatkon‏ @Bookhimdannom1 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bookhimdannom1 @BBCBreaking

        The pics are how I remember him & how I'd like to remember him by too. We all age & move upstairs. The BBC pic was not flattering.

        2 replies 2 retweets 20 likes
      4. jack Lord oatkon‏ @Bookhimdannom1 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bookhimdannom1 @BBCBreaking

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYAkY7TDJeQ … In 1983 he fell for Jessica Lange Racked with guilt as he left his wife & child I know even this will change

        2 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
      5. jack Lord oatkon‏ @Bookhimdannom1 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @Bookhimdannom1 @BBCBreaking

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElzIPn1pXWE … Trailer for The Right Stuff. It's worth a watch. Many top actors in this. Should have been a hit.

        0 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
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      2. Matt Baker‏ @mattwbaker 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        I will never forget his turn as @GenChuckYeager in The Right Stuff ... made the Gen. Yeager my hero and started my fascination with aviation

        2 replies 2 retweets 5 likes
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      2. Peta Stuart-Hunt  👩‍💻‏ @PRPeta 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Sad news indeed.

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      2. wendy moore‏ @wendymo94921768 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Sad, great actor unique in every way .

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      2. Lexi‏ @lexcr14 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        #RIP

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      1. Denniswigt‏ @DWigt165 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        The right stuff,happy trails

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      1. Lloyd Osler‏ @powerofpapa 31 Jul 2017
        Replying to @BBCBreaking

        Sad. Talented actor and writer. Such a terrible disease.

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      1.  ♍️Flutterbye ❄️ ☮️ ❄️‏ @jflutterbye 31 Jul 2017
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        Ahh, RIP.

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      1. Chloe Fremantle‏ @ChloeFremantle 31 Jul 2017
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        Very sad - a fab talent

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      1. CESÎM ZEYDAN‏ @cesimzeydan 31 Jul 2017
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      1. Will‏ @Willwsx 31 Jul 2017
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