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Jean Parker "Shep" Shepherd Jr. (July 26, [1] 1921 – October 16, 1999) [2] was an American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor.With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film A Christmas Story (1983), which he narrated and co-scripted, based on his own semi-autobiographical stories.
OCLC. 4583520. In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash is a collection of short stories in a novelized form by American humorist Jean Shepherd first published in October 1966. A best-seller at the time of its publication, it is considered Shepherd's most important published work. The work inspired several films in the Parker Family Saga, including ...
Parker Family Saga. The Parker Family Saga (also known as the Jean Shepherd's Parker Family Saga franchise, [ 1] the Ralph Parker franchise, or colloquially the A Christmas Story franchise), [ 2][ 3] is a collection of American family - comedies based upon the stories of author Jean Shepherd. The stories originated on Shepherd's radio programs ...
Jean Shepard (born Ollie Imogene Shepard: November 21, 1933 – September 25, 2016 [ 2]) was an American country singer who was considered by many writers and authors to be one of the genre's first significant female artists. Her early successes during the 1950s decade were said to influence the future careers of Loretta Lynn, Dolly Parton and ...
I, Libertine. I, Libertine is a historical novel that began as a practical joke by late-night radio raconteur Jean Shepherd who aimed to lampoon the process of determining best-selling books. After generating substantial attention for a novel that did not actually exist, Shepherd approved a 1956 edition of the book written mainly by Theodore ...
Budget. $1.3 million. Box office. $29.1 million [ 1] The Last Picture Show is a 1971 American coming-of-age drama film directed and co-written by Peter Bogdanovich, adapted from the semi-autobiographical 1966 novel of the same name by Larry McMurtry. The film's ensemble cast includes Timothy Bottoms, Jeff Bridges, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Johnson ...
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August 6, 1988. ( 1988-08-06) Ollie Hopnoodle's Haven of Bliss is a 1988 American made-for-television comedy film written by Jean Shepherd and directed by Dick Bartlett, based on the 1968 short story by Shepherd. A satire of childhood recollections of annual family vacations, it follows the Parker family (of A Christmas Story) as they travel to ...