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 ...

Since its 1983 release, "A Christmas Story" has become a beloved holiday classic. But you might not have known that the film inspired the sitcom "The Wonder Years." The film almost starred Jack ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 general public thinks Jean Shepherd only wrote "A Christmas Story" and that was his most important work, but Shepherd also did other significant works besides "A Christmas Story." Jean wrote ...

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 teen-ager when his father came home from work and began packing a suitcase. “What are ya doin’, Dad?”, asked Shepherd. Terry Mattingly leads GetReligion.org and lives in ...

The author of a new book about Hammond native Jean Shepherd and his holiday classic "A Christmas Story" will give a talk at the Indiana Welcome Center this weekend.