Jean Shepherd
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- 26 July 1921 · South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Died
- 16 October 1999
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
Writing 9
- 2022A Christmas Story Christmas · book
- 2017A Christmas Story Live! · novel
- 2012A Christmas Story 2 · novel
- 1994It Runs in the Family · novel
- 1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss · novel
- 1985The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) · novel
- 1983A Christmas Story · novel
- 1982The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters · writer
- 1976The Phantom of the Open Hearth · novel
Acting 14
- 1998Babe Ruth as Himself
- 1994It Runs in the Family as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)
- 1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss as Narrator/Mr. Scott
- 1985The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) as Ralph
- 1983A Christmas Story as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)
- 1982Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius as Self - archival footage
- 1982The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)
- 1976The Phantom of the Open Hearth as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)
- 1972Lenny Bruce: Without Tears as Self (archive footage)
- 1971Tiki Tiki
- 1964Light Fantastic as Frank
- 1960Shadows as Man at Party (uncredited)
- 1960Village Sunday as Narrator
- 1939Inquest as Mary Trelease
Production 1
- 1994It Runs in the Family · executive producer