Jean Shepherd
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- July 26, 1921, South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
- Died
- October 16, 1999
- Movies
- 20
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.
Best-Known Movies
7.2
A Christmas Story
1983
6.9
Shadows
1960
5.4
It Runs in the Family
1994
7.4
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988
6.2
Inquest
1939
6.9
Babe Ruth
1998
6.8
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1976
5.0
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972
6.8
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982
7.0
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1985
Filmography
| 1998 | Babe Ruth | Himself |
| 1994 | It Runs in the Family | Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice) |
| 1988 | Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss | Narrator/Mr. Scott |
| 1985 | The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) | Ralph |
| 1983 | A Christmas Story | Ralphie as an Adult (voice) |
| 1982 | Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius | Self - archival footage |
| 1982 | The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters | Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice) |
| 1976 | The Phantom of the Open Hearth | Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man) |
| 1972 | Lenny Bruce: Without Tears | Self (archive footage) |
| 1971 | Tiki Tiki | |
| 1964 | Light Fantastic | Frank |
| 1960 | Shadows | Man at Party (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Village Sunday | Narrator |
| 1939 | Inquest | Mary Trelease |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 1994 | It Runs in the Family | Screenplay |
| 1988 | Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss | Writer |
| 1985 | The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) | Writer |
| 1983 | A Christmas Story | Screenplay |
| 1982 | The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters | Writer |
| 1976 | The Phantom of the Open Hearth | Writer |
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