Jean Shepherd
- Writing
- July 26, 1921 · South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- October 16, 1999
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
Filmography
- A Christmas Story Christmas · Novel
- A Christmas Story Live! · Novel
- A Christmas Story 2 · Novel
- Babe Ruth · Self
- It Runs in the Family · Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (Voice), Screenplay
- Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss · Narrator/Mr. Scott, Writer
- The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) · Ralph, Writer
- A Christmas Story · Ralphie as an Adult (Voice), Novel
- Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius · Self
- The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters · Narrator / Adult Ralph (Voice), Writer
- American Playhouse · Adult Ralph / Narrator, Older Ralph (voice) / Mr. Scott
- The Phantom of the Open Hearth · Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man), Writer
- Lenny Bruce: Without Tears · Self
- Tiki Tiki
- Jean Shepherd's America · Self, Writer
- Light Fantastic · Frank
- Shadows · Man at Party (uncredited)
- Village Sunday · Narrator
- Inquest · Mary Trelease