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Jean Shepherd
WritingBORN: 1921-07-26South 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.
Top Filmography
7.2
A Christmas Story
1983 // MOVIE
6.9
Shadows
1960 // MOVIE
5.4
It Runs in the Family
1994 // MOVIE
7.1
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988 // MOVIE
6.0
Inquest
1939 // MOVIE
6.5
Babe Ruth
1998 // MOVIE
6.8
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1976 // MOVIE
3.3
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972 // MOVIE
6.0
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982 // MOVIE
6.5
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1985 // MOVIE
7.0
Light Fantastic
1964 // MOVIE
0.0
Village Sunday
1960 // MOVIE
0.0
Tiki Tiki
1971 // MOVIE
0.0
Jean Shepherd's America
1971 // TV