Jean Shepherd
Jean Shepherd Born (1921-07-26)July 26, 1921 Chicago, Illinois, USA Died October 16, 1999(1999-10-16) (aged 78) Sanibel Island, Florida, USA Pen name Shep (nickname), Frederick R. Ewing Occupation Writer, raconteur, radio host Nationality American Genre humor, satire Years active 1948-1990s Spouse Leigh Brown (1977-1998) (her death) Lois Nettleton (1960-1967) (divorced) Joan Laverne Warner (1950-1957) (divorced) Military career Allegiance  United States of America Service/branch United States Army Years of service 1942 - 1944 Rank Technician Fifth Grade (T/5) Unit Signal Corps Jean Parker Shepherd (July 26, 1921 – October 16, 1999) was an American storyteller, radio and TV personality, writer and actor who was often referred to by the nickname Shep. With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is best known to modern audiences for the film A Christmas Story (1983), which he narrated and co-scripted, based on his own semi-autobiographical stories.