Jean Shepherd
Known for: Writing
Born: July 26, 1921
Died: October 16, 1999
Place of birth: South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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.
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Filmography
17 movies · 2 TV shows, newest first
6.3
A Christmas Story Christmas
2022
4.7
A Christmas Story Live!
2017
5.1
A Christmas Story 2
2012
6.9
Babe Ruth
1998
5.4
It Runs in the Family
1994
7.4
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988
7.0
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1985
7.2
A Christmas Story
1983
NR
Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
1982
6.8
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982
6.6
American Playhouse
1982
6.8
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1976
5.0
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972
8.0
Tiki Tiki
1971
9.0
Jean Shepherd's America
1971
8.5
Light Fantastic
1964
6.9
Shadows
1960
NR
Village Sunday
1960
6.3
Inquest
1939