Jean Shepherd
Department: Writing
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.
Known For
A Christmas Story
1983
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988
Babe Ruth
1998
Inquest
1939
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1985
Village Sunday
1960
Light Fantastic
1964
It Runs in the Family
1994
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982
Tiki Tiki
1971
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1976
Shadows
1960
Jean Shepherd's America
1971