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

Since its 1983 release, "A Christmas Story" has become a beloved holiday classic. But you might not have known that the film inspired the sitcom "The Wonder Years." The film almost starred Jack ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — With Christmas Eve fast approaching, many people will be turning on their TVs to be greeted by a less-than-merry Santa telling Ralphie he'll shoot his eye out. Ralphie's ...

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 ...

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 ...

The general public thinks Jean Shepherd only wrote "A Christmas Story" and that was his most important work, but Shepherd also did other significant works besides "A Christmas Story." Jean wrote ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — The phrase "You'll shoot your eye out!" has become as synonymous with the Christmas season as Scrooge's "Bah, humbug!" and Santa's "Ho, ho, ho!" For 20 years, this warning has defined ...

The story from a cherished movie classic that's enchanted millions is now a musical spectacular. In 1940's Indiana, a bespectacled boy named Ralphie has a big imagination and one wish for Christmas-a ...

"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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — With Christmas Eve fast approaching, many people will be turning on their TVs to be greeted by a less-than-merry Santa telling Ralphie he'll shoot his eye out. Ralphie's ...