Shep, his fans called him. Shep, the kind of familiar name you give to someone who’s a pal, someone who can walk in your front door without knocking. That’s the kind of pal Jean Shepherd felt like on ...

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.

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 ...

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Eugene Bergmann, author of a Jean Shepherd biography, will unveil his new Shepherd play, “Excelsior, You Fathead!,” March 16-18 at the Authors Playhouse, 34 Main St., in Bay Shore. It’s a one-man play ...

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 ...