Outside of his stage work, he has achieved fame as an actor, writer, and director in the film industry. With a career that now spans nearly 40 years, Sam Shepard has gained the critical regard, media attention, and iconic status enjoyed by only a rare few in American theatre. Throughout his career Shepard has amassed numerous grants, prizes, fellowships, and awards, including the Cannes Palme d'Or and the Pulitzer Prize.
The U.S. government has acknowledged that the official retirement age will to increase from 66 years. But doubts about the solvency of Social Security and the need for funding beyond the government entitlement is making the official age obsolete.
The full retirement age for people retiring now (including baby boomers who were born between 1943 and 1954) is age 66. The full Social Security retirement age will gradually increase for people born after 1954 until it reaches age 67 (for people born in 1960 or later).owever, people can choose to collect benefits as early as age 62, as late as age 70, or anywhere in between. If you choose early retirement, you can collect benefits as early as age 62, but your benefits will be reduced for each month that you collect them before you reach the full Social Security retirement age.