Writing

Jean Shepherd

Born 26 July 1921 · South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. · Died 16 October 1999 at 78

Raised in Hammond, Indiana, Jean Shepherd went on to work in the steel mills and was a veteran of the Army Signal Corps before entering the arts. In the 1950s, he began a long career as a radio personality telling stories of his youth, commenting on current topics and performing silly songs.