Jean Shepherd is known to moviegoers as the author and narrator of ‘‘A Christmas Story,'' a frequently shown holiday film about a boy who wants and finally gets a Ryder BB gun for Christmas. But his ...

Author Eugene B. Bergman's new biography of Hammond's own late radio pioneer Jean Shepherd, who lives on with every broadcast of his holiday flick "A Christmas Story," sheds new light on Shepherd's ...

Bergmann, who grew up listening to the Hammond native on the radio on WOR in New York City, wrote the biography “Excelsior, You Fathead! The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd,” chronicling the life of ...

We triple-dog-dare you to find a better depiction of the holidays. When “A Christmas Story” premiered in 1983, screenwriter Jean Shepherd pulled anecdotes from his own life to create the Christmas ...

The movie "A Christmas Story" delights millions of American families each December with its holiday humor, childhood antics and idyllic images of Midwestern winters. Ralphie Parker’s dogged quest for ...

Jean Shepherd was born on March 16, 1921 in Verona, New Jersey, USA as Jeanne Elizabeth Greenig. She was an actress, known for Adventures of Don Juan (1948), Crash of Silence (1952) and No Place for ...

CRANFORD -- Some people write about their families and acquaintances in private journals. Jean Shepherd made a movie about his. The famed creator of the 1983 holiday classic "A Christmas Story" named ...

Live on the ACT Stage Dec 1st - 17th. Based on the humorous writings of author Jean Shepherd, this beloved holiday classic follows the wintry exploits of youngster Ralphie Parker, who spends most of ...

Jean Shepherd is known to moviegoers as the author and narrator of "A Christmas Story," a frequently shown holiday film about a boy who wants and finally gets a Ryder BB gun for Christmas. But his ...