Jean Shepherd
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
A Christmas Story
Jean Shepherd's America
Shadows
It Runs in the Family
Babe Ruth
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
Light Fantastic
Inquest
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
Tiki Tiki
Village Sunday
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