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Jean Parker Shepherd (July 26, 1921 - October 16, 1999) was a raconteur, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor.
Born in the south side of Chicago, Illinois, Shepherd was raised in Hammond, Indiana where he graduated from Hammond High School in 1939. As a youth he worked for a brief time as a mail carrier in a steel-mill. He attended several universitites. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps.
Shepherd started his broadcast radio career on WSAI AM in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1948. He later had a television program in Cincinnati called Rear Bumper. Reportedly he was recommended as the replacement for the resigning Steve Allen on NBC's The Tonight Show. NBC executives sent Shepherd to New York City to prepare for the position, but they were contractually bound to offer it to Jack Paar first. NBC was certain Paar would hold out for a role in prime time, but he accepted.
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7/26/1921 Happy Birthday Jean Shepherd, writer (A Christmas Story, Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories), K2ORS - 73s to you. 8-]
SilverrMichae56 (Michael R. Silver) Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:54:49 -0000
7/26/1921 Happy Birthday Jean Shepherd, writer (A Christmas Story, Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories), K2ORS - 73s to you. 8-]
@sm579417 that's when i listen. favorite recent shows were tributes to Jean Shepherd
jpeg2000 (Jason Kucsma) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:14:20 -0000
@sm579417 that's when i listen. favorite recent shows were tributes to Jean Shepherd
Lions Club meeting tonight at Jean Shepherd Center, 6:30pm. Guest speaker and much more! Come out and volunteer to help your communtiy!
Festofthelakes (Donna Muta) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:43:39 -0000
Lions Club meeting tonight at Jean Shepherd Center, 6:30pm. Guest speaker and much more! Come out and volunteer to help your communtiy!
7/26/1921 Happy Birthday Jean Shepherd, writer (A Christmas Story, Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories), K2ORS - 73s to you. ;-p
fine5757dude (Dude D. Fine) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:06:23 -0000
7/26/1921 Happy Birthday Jean Shepherd, writer (A Christmas Story, Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories), K2ORS - 73s to you. ;-p
@uncleenore He always was odd looking. His style reminds me of Jean Shepherd.
CJinNJ (CJinNJ) Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:25:07 -0000
@uncleenore He always was odd looking. His style reminds me of Jean Shepherd.
7/26/1921 Happy Birthday Jean Shepherd, writer (A Christmas Story, Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories), K2ORS - 73s to you. now
greg56mugg (Greg Mugg) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:32:58 -0000
7/26/1921 Happy Birthday Jean Shepherd, writer (A Christmas Story, Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories), K2ORS - 73s to you. now
A Salute to Jean Shepherd - Biographical information and a large collection of the works (including audio recordings, images, and writings) of the man who spent over 20 years on the radio telling stories of growing up.
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A Christmas Story House - The house used as the set in the movie A Christmas Story, now serving as a fund raising facility.
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A Voice in the Night: a Tribute to Jean Shepherd - A two hour homage on KCRW by Harry Shearer
Excelsior You Fathead! - The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd, a book by Gene Bergmann.
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Famous Hammond Personalities - Jean Shepherd - Biographical information and photos from his hometown of Hammond, Indiana.
Jean Shepherd - Internet Movie Database - Biography, and filmography of his work as actor, writer, producer, and himself. Also includes information about some TV guest appearances.
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Jean Shepherd Archive - A collection of recordings, including radio shows, LPs, cassettes, and live performances.
Jean Shepherd Page - Devoted to the life and work of this humorist, author and radio personality. Biographical information, photos, and audio clips.
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Jean Shepherd Web Site - Biography, bibliography, remembrances, message boards, writings, and merchandise for sale.
Shep Talk Forum - For the serious and not so serious discussion of the works of Jean Shepherd.
The Jean Shepherd Project - They collect recordings of his historic broadcasts, converts them to mp3 files and makes them available to be revisited by his longtime fans and by those who wish to discover what great American storytelling is all about.
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