Jean Shepherd
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 | Writing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.2171 |
| Birthday | 1921-07-26 |
| Place of Birth | South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. |
| Also Known As | J. Shepherd, Jean Shepard, |
1983
A Christmas Story
7.23/1412
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is t...
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A Christmas Story
1972
Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
5/4
The outrageous, groundbreaking comic Lenny Bruce, whose iconoclastic material in a conservative era got him into tragic trouble, is profiled by a clos...
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Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1988
Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
7.375/12
From Jean Shepherd (A Christmas Story) comes the story of 14 year old Ralphie's first job, and the family vacation the family is planning to a rustic...
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Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1998
Babe Ruth
6.917/6
As its title implies, this video attempts to go beyond the public persona of one of major league baseball's greatest stars. Accepting Ruth as a larger...
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Babe Ruth
1939
Inquest
6.25/8
A woman is suspected of killing her husband after a revolver is found in her attic. A coroner is determined to prove that she did it, but thanks to th...
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Inquest
1985
The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
7/3
A comedy written and Narrated by Jean Shepherd. The story involves several different events such as Ralph's first serious romance with his new neighb...
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The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1960
Village Sunday
0/0
Personal impressions in Greenwich Village, New York.
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Village Sunday
1964
Light Fantastic
8.5/2
In this romantic drama, a plain, lonely secretary wins three dance lessons. Her handsome instructor tells her that she is quite talented and cons her...
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Light Fantastic
1994
It Runs in the Family
5.435/31
It is now summer in the Parker family; and the usual amount of numerous events are happening in their separate lives. Ralphie is searching for the per...
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It Runs in the Family
1982
The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
6.75/4
An adult Ralphie Parker narrates several humorous stories about his teen years in an Indiana steel town.
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The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1971
Tiki Tiki
8/1
A producer monkey pitches a fairytale extravaganza to a sceptical financier. A psychedelic meta-comedy that mixes animation with excerpts from a Sovie...
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Tiki Tiki
1976
The Phantom of the Open Hearth
6.833/6
This comedy/drama was written by Jean Shepherd, who appears at the beginning and the end and narrates it through voiceover. It tells the story of sev...
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The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1960
Shadows
6.915/271
The relationship between Lelia, a light-skinned black woman, and Tony, a white man is put in jeopardy when Tony meets Lelia’s darker-skinned jazz sing...
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