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Raised in Hammond, Indiana, Jean Shepherd went on to work in the steel mills and was a veteran of the Army Signal Corps before entering the arts. In the 1950s, he began a long career as a radio personality telling stories of his youth, commenting on current topics and performing silly songs. While at WOR-AM in New York, he also broadcast live night club acts from the Limelight in Greenwich Village. He wrote for Playboy and other magazines. His articles were published in a series of books including "The America of George Ade", "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash", "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories, and Other Disasters", "A Fistful of Fig Newtons" and "The Ferrari in the Bedroom". During the 1970s, he did two series of humorous programs as well as several American Playhouse (1980) episodes for PBS. In 1983, he wrote his first feature film, A Christmas Story (1983), putting together many tales of his semi-autobiographical character "Ralphie". A sequel, "My Summer Story" (aka My Summer Story (1994)) was made in 1994.- Bobbie 'Cotton' Beard was born on 2 August 1930 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for A Lad an' a Lamp (1932), Forgotten Babies (1933) and Birthday Blues (1932). He died on 16 October 1999 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
- Jim Jensen was born on 13 November 1926 in Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA. He was an actor, known for Summer of Sam (1999), Girl 6 (1996) and Channel 2 Action News (1960). He died on 16 October 1999 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Laslo Pataki was born on 13 July 1916 in Subotica, Austria-Hungary [now Serbia]. He was an actor, known for Lepa parada (1970), Kitörés (1971) and Breme (1972). He died on 16 October 1999 in Novi Sad, Serbia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.
- Diana Chase was born on 16 January 1915 in Yonkers, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Bits and Pieces (1939), Queue for Song (1937) and Cabaret (1936). She was married to Jack Billings. She died on 16 October 1999 in Briarcliff Manor, New York, USA.
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Ella Mae Morse was born on 12 September 1924 in Mansfield, Texas, USA. She was an actress, known for Reveille with Beverly (1943), Ghost Catchers (1944) and South of Dixie (1944). She was married to Jack Bradford and Showalter, Richard. She died on 16 October 1999 in Bullhead City, Arizona, USA.