Dead Man Walking (play) Dead Man Walking (play) Dead Man Walking is a 2002 play written by Tim Robbins based on "Dead Man Walking", a book by Sister Helen Prejean about her experiences as a chaplain on death row. Sister Prejean's book has also been made into a film starring Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon. Rather than having it produced professionally, in 2004 he offered the play to schools and colleges throughout the United States, particularly Jesuit schools. The project, titled "The Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project" , is managed by the "Ministry Against the Death Penalty" where Sister Prejean now bases her
Dead Man Walking (song) by BMG. Released 14 April 1997 in UK by RCA and BMG. Released 14 April 1997 in UK by RCA and BMG. Released 28 April 1997 in Australia by BMG. Released May 1997 in Japan. At least six additional promo singles were released. Dead Man Walking (song) "Dead Man Walking" is a song written by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels and released as single from the 1997 album "Earthling". It was a number 32 hit in the UK. The guitar riff used in the intro dates back to the mid-1960s when Jimmy Page taught this to Bowie. Bowie later used