We triple-dog-dare you to find a better depiction of the holidays. When “A Christmas Story” premiered in 1983, screenwriter Jean Shepherd pulled antidotes from his own life to create the Christmas ...

It's based on the semi-autobiographical short stories of radio personality Jean Shepherd. Many of the characters featured in A Christmas Story were inspired by real-life people and events from ...

Best known as the writer and narrator of the holiday film classic A Christmas Story, Jean Shepherd (1921-1999) was a celebrated American author, humorist, radio, TV, and film personality, originally ...

Humorist Jean Shepherd was a teenager when his father came home from work and began packing a suitcase. “What are ya doin’, Dad?” asked Shepherd. Describing the scene to communication scholar Quentin ...

Peter Billingsley sits on Santa's lap in a scene from the film 'A Christmas Story', 1983.Archive Photos/Getty Images It made a modest $19 million at the box office, according to Box Office Mojo, and ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — With Christmas Eve fast approaching, many people will be turning on their TVs to be greeted by a less-than-merry Santa telling Ralphie he'll shoot his eye out. Ralphie's ...

The legendary raconteur Jean Shepherd died 25 years ago this fall. His humorous stories were parables based on his fractured personal life and dismal view of men. I got to know Shepherd firsthand ...

Humorist Jean Shepherd was a teenager when his father came home from work and began packing a suitcase. "What are ya doin', Dad?" asked Shepherd. Describing the scene to communication scholar Quentin ...