Jean Shepherd
Born: 1921-07-26
• 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.
Filmography
Babe Ruth
It Runs in the Family
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
A Christmas Story
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Tiki Tiki
Light Fantastic
Shadows
No Image
Village Sunday
Inquest