Sam Shepard, who became a movie star as ace pilot Chuck Yeager in ‘The Right Stuff,’ was also known for his long association with San Francisco’s Magic Theatre.

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace who showed he had the "right stuff" when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has ...

Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier and a subject of the book and film "The Right Stuff," has died at 97.

Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier and a subject of the book and film “ The Right Stuff,” has died. He was 97.

Director Philip Kaufman and some of his stars revisit the making of the 1983 space-race saga.

Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. pilot Chuck Yeager, who was the first to break the sound barrier and later inspired “The Right Stuff” book and movie adaptation, died Monday evening. Aged 97, his ...

Chuck Yeager, the WWII fighter pilot ace and test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, had died. He was 97.

Chuck Yeager, the first man to break the sound barrier, died Monday at 97. He inspired generations after he was featured in the book and film “The Right Stuff.” Here’s how it came about → ...

But Chuck Yeager had good things to say about "The Right Stuff," the 1983 movie chronicling the early space race in which he's played by actor Sam Shepard.

Chuck Yeager, the first person to break the sound barrier and one of the subjects of Philip Kaufman's 'The Right Stuff' has died at 97.