[AnotherUnixGeek]

Shel Silverstein, a noted poet, cartoonist, and humorist wrote the song after a conversation with his friend Jean Shepherd, who relayed his childhood dismay at being made fun of for what other kids perceived to be a "girl's name."

I wonder if that's the same Jean Shepherd who wrote "A Christmas Story".

[Fresh Wind]

Yes, that would be the same Jean Shepherd.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

I wonder if that’s the same Jean Shepherd who wrote “A Christmas Story”

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Yes, it is. I didn’t know who Shepherd was until I had seen the movie a couple of times and noticed the name on the credits and decided to look up who “she” was.

[cva66snipe]

I wonder if that's the same Jean Shepherd who wrote "A Christmas Story".

One and the same. And Shepherd's TV version of The Christmas Story isn't as shall we say colorful as the book or books it came from LOL. It is part of several short stories actually. The dad swore like crazy and smoked like a freight train. Just imagine Chicago suburbs 1930's. In the book no one dared talk to the old man until after his second cup of coffee and a couple Lucky Strikes were in him. BTW Silverstien also wrote Loretta Lynn's hit "Ones on the way"

[Huaynero]

“...the same Jean Shepherd who wrote “A Christmas Story”.”

the same Gent.
Now Silent Key known as W9QWA and K2ORS. Some other in-between call signs. For all my childhood scanning late night AM radio, never heard him. First awareness of Jean Shepherd was on a taped introduction to Amateur Radio.