It's based on the semi-autobiographical short stories of radio personality Jean Shepherd. Many of the characters featured in A Christmas Story were inspired by real-life people and events from ...
Best known as the writer and narrator of the holiday film classic A Christmas Story, Jean Shepherd (1921-1999) was a celebrated American author, humorist, radio, TV, and film personality, originally ...
"A Christmas Story" is a holiday classic, but it wasn't an instant hit upon its 1983 release. The film, which has some surprising cameos, inspired the sitcom "The Wonder Years." It almost starred Jack ...