Jean Parker Shepherd Jr. (July 26, 1921 â€" October 16, 1999) was an
American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and
actor. He was often referred to by the nickname Shep. With a career
that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film A Christmas Story
(1983), which he narrated and co-scripted, based on his own
semiautobiographical stories.Born in 1921 on the south side of
Chicago, Illinois, Shepherd briefly lived in East Chicago, Indiana,
and was raised in Hammond, Indiana, where he graduated from Hammond
High School in 1939. The movie A Christmas Story is loosely based on
his days growing up in Hammond's southeast side neighborhood of
Hessville. As a youth, he worked briefly as a mail carrier in a steel
mill and earned his amateur radio license (W9QWN) at age 16, sometimes
claiming he was even younger. He sporadically attended Indiana
University, but never graduated. Shepherd was a lifelong Chicago White
Sox fan.During World War II, he served stateside in the U.S. Army
Signal Corps. Shepherd then had an extensive career in a variety of
media.
American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and
actor. He was often referred to by the nickname Shep. With a career
that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film A Christmas Story
(1983), which he narrated and co-scripted, based on his own
semiautobiographical stories.Born in 1921 on the south side of
Chicago, Illinois, Shepherd briefly lived in East Chicago, Indiana,
and was raised in Hammond, Indiana, where he graduated from Hammond
High School in 1939. The movie A Christmas Story is loosely based on
his days growing up in Hammond's southeast side neighborhood of
Hessville. As a youth, he worked briefly as a mail carrier in a steel
mill and earned his amateur radio license (W9QWN) at age 16, sometimes
claiming he was even younger. He sporadically attended Indiana
University, but never graduated. Shepherd was a lifelong Chicago White
Sox fan.During World War II, he served stateside in the U.S. Army
Signal Corps. Shepherd then had an extensive career in a variety of
media.
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