Jean Shepherd
Writing
- Born
- July 26, 1921 · South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Died
- October 16, 1999 (age 78)
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
A Christmas Story
November 18, 1983
A Christmas Story Christmas
December 8, 2022
A Christmas Story 2
September 6, 2012
A Christmas Story Live!
December 17, 2017
It Runs in the Family
September 23, 1994
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
August 5, 1988
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
December 23, 1976
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
March 16, 1982
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
February 11, 1985
Behind the camera9
- 2022A Christmas Story Christmas Book
- 2017A Christmas Story Live! Novel
- 2012A Christmas Story 2 Novel
- 1994It Runs in the Family Novel, Screenplay, Executive Producer
- 1988Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss Writer, Novel
- 1985The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) Writer, Novel
- 1983A Christmas Story Novel, Screenplay
- 1982The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters Writer, Novel
- 1976The Phantom of the Open Hearth Writer, Novel