Meet the American who scripted 'A Christmas Story,' Jean Shepherd, big-city shock jock and cultural contrarian
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Beloved family-friendly movie "A Christmas Story" sprung from tales that New York City shock jock Jean Shepherd first shared on late-night radio and in Playboy magazine.
Creative dynamo Jean Shepherd’s family-friendly tale boasts an unlikely origin story. "Long before ‘A Christmas Story’ was made, Shepherd … enthralled a generation of alienated young people." — Donald Fagen "He’s a dreamer … He has aspirations." — Peter Billingsley on Ralphie Parker "Shepherd, with his warm, charismatic voice and folksy style, could perform his most subversive routines with … the FCC being none the wiser." — Donald Fagen "To me, life is a vast, cosmic, shaggy dog story … with an infinitely long punch line." — Jean Shepherd Kerry J. Byrne is a lifestyle reporter with Fox News Digital.
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