Jean Shepherd
1921-07-26 (1921)South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.Writing
Biography
Raised in Hammond, Indiana, Jean Shepherd went on to work in the steel mills and was a veteran of the Army Signal Corps before entering the arts. In the 1950s, he began a long career as a radio personality telling stories of his youth, commenting on current topics and performing silly songs.
Known For
A Christmas Story
MOVIE • 1983
Shadows
MOVIE • 1960
Tiki Tiki
MOVIE • 1971
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
MOVIE • 1972
It Runs in the Family
MOVIE • 1994
Babe Ruth
MOVIE • 1998
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
MOVIE • 1988
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
MOVIE • 1976
Inquest
MOVIE • 1939
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
MOVIE • 1982
Jean Shepherd's America
TV • 1971
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
MOVIE • 1985
Light Fantastic
MOVIE • 1964