Jean Shepherd
Jean Shepherd | |
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Shepherd circa 1969 | |
| Born | Jean Parker Shepherd Jr. July 26, 1921 Chicago, Illinois, US |
| Died | October 16, 1999 (aged 78) Fort Myers, Florida, US |
| Pen name | Shep (nickname) |
| Occupation | Writer, humorist, actor, raconteur, radio host |
| Genre | Humor, satire |
| Years active | 1945–1998 |
| Spouse | Barbara Olive Mattoon
(m. 1947; div. 1948)Joan Laverne Warner
(m. 1950; div. 1960)Leigh Brown
(m. 1977; died 1998) |
| Children | 2 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1942–1944 |
| Rank | Technician Fifth Grade (T/5) |
| Unit | Signal Corps |
Jean Parker "Shep" Shepherd Jr. (July 26, 1921 – October 16, 1999) was an American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor. With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film A Christmas Story (1983), which he narrated and co-scripted on the basis of his own semi-autobiographical stories.