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