Biography
Jean Parker Shepherd (1921 – 1999) was an American storyteller.
Shepherd is best known to modern audiences for the 1983 film "A Christmas Story," based on his semi-autobiographical novel "In God We Trust; All Others Pay Cash." Shepherd provided the narration for the film, and appeared in the scene where the lead character meets the department store Santa.
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.