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Jean Shepherd
Writing
Born: July 26, 1921
South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Biography
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

A Christmas Story
as Ralphie as an Adult (voice)

Shadows
as Man at Party (uncredited)

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
as Self (archive footage)

It Runs in the Family
as Narrator / Ralph as an Adult (voice)

Babe Ruth
as Himself

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
as Narrator / Adult Ralph (voice)

Inquest
as Mary Trelease

Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress
as John

The Phantom of the Open Hearth
as Narrator / Ralph Parker (as a man)

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
as Narrator/Mr. Scott