
Writing
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.

American Playhouse
1982

A Christmas Story
1983

Shadows
1960

Jean Shepherd's America
1971

It Runs in the Family
1994

Tiki Tiki
1971

Lenny Bruce: Without Tears
1972

The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters
1982

Ernie Kovacs: Television's Original Genius
1982

The Phantom of the Open Hearth
1976

Babe Ruth
1998

Light Fantastic
1964

Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss
1988

The Star-Crossed Romance of Josephine Cosnowski (a Tale of Gothic Love)
1985

Village Sunday
1960

Inquest
1939