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

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. Quentin Schultze, an author from ...

Live on the ACT Stage Dec 1st - 17th. Based on the humorous writings of author Jean Shepherd, this beloved holiday classic follows the wintry exploits of youngster Ralphie Parker, who spends most of ...

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 ...

Jean Shepherd is known to moviegoers as the author and narrator of ‘‘A Christmas Story,'' a frequently shown holiday film about a boy who wants and finally gets a Ryder BB gun for Christmas. But his ...

Bergmann, who grew up listening to the Hammond native on the radio on WOR in New York City, wrote the biography “Excelsior, You Fathead! The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd,” chronicling the life of ...

The movie "A Christmas Story" delights millions of American families each December with its holiday humor, childhood antics and idyllic images of Midwestern winters. Ralphie Parker’s dogged quest for ...