Jean Shepherd
Writing
July 26, 1921
South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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.
Movies
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1976
A Christmas Story
1983
Shadows
1960
Inquest
1939
Babe Ruth
1998
Tiki Tiki
1971
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972
It Runs in the Family
1994
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1985
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982
Light Fantastic
1964