07/26/1921
South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.:
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.
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Babe Ruth (1998) as Himself |
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It Runs in the Family (1994) as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice) |
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Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988) as Narrator/Mr. Scott |
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The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) (1985) as Ralph |
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A Christmas Story (1983) as Ralphie as an Adult (voice) |
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The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters (1982) as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice) |
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The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976) as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man) |
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Lenny Bruce: Without Tears (1972) as Self (archive footage) |
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Tiki Tiki (1971) as |
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Light Fantastic (1964) as Frank |
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Shadows (1960) as Man at Party (uncredited) |
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Village Sunday (1960) as Narrator |
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Inquest (1939) as Mary Trelease |
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A Christmas Story Christmas (2022) Book |
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A Christmas Story Live! (2017) Novel |
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A Christmas Story 2 (2012) Novel |
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It Runs in the Family (1994) Screenplay |
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It Runs in the Family (1994) Novel |
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It Runs in the Family (1994) Executive Producer |
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Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988) Writer |
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Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss (1988) Novel |
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The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) (1985) Writer |
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The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love) (1985) Novel |
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A Christmas Story (1983) Novel |
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A Christmas Story (1983) Screenplay |
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The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters (1982) Writer |
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The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters (1982) Novel |
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The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976) Writer |
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The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1976) Novel |