Personal Info
Gender:Unspecified
Birth Date:1921-07-26 00:00:00
Birth Place:South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Known For:Writing
Death Date:1999-10-16 00:00:00
Popularity:1
Profile Views:5
Jean Shepherd
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.
Filmography (29)
⭐ 7.1
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
novel1988
⭐ 6.8
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
novel1976
⭐ 7.2
A Christmas Story
screenplay1983
⭐ 6.8
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
writer1976
⭐ 7.2
A Christmas Story
novel1983
⭐ 6.5
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
novel1985
⭐ 6.5
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
writer1985
⭐ 6.5
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Role: Ralph1985
⭐ 7.1
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
writer1988
⭐ 6
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
novel1982
⭐ 4.7
A Christmas Story Live!
novel2017
⭐ 5.1
A Christmas Story 2
novel2012
⭐ 6.4
A Christmas Story Christmas
book2022
⭐ 5.4
It Runs in the Family
executive producer1994
⭐ 5.4
It Runs in the Family
screenplay1994
⭐ 5.4
It Runs in the Family
novel1994
⭐ 6
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
writer1982
⭐ 6.9
Babe Ruth
Role: Himself1998
⭐ 7
Light Fantastic
Role: Frank1964
⭐ 7.2
A Christmas Story
Role: Ralphie as an Adult (voice)1983
Village Sunday
Role: Narrator1960
⭐ 7.1
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Role: Narrator/Mr. Scott1988
⭐ 6.8
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
Role: Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)1976
⭐ 8
Tiki Tiki
actor1971
⭐ 6.3
Inquest
Role: Mary Trelease1939
⭐ 6
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
Role: Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)1982
⭐ 3.3
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
Role: Self (archive footage)1972
⭐ 5.4
It Runs in the Family
Role: Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)1994
⭐ 6.9
Shadows
Role: Man at Party (uncredited)1960