Jean Shepherd

Jean Shepherd

Writing · 1921–1999 · South Side, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

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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.