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[18] Mary A. Bufwack and Robert K. Oermann said, "Jean Shepard's achievement is all the more remarkable because she was the only early-1950s country music woman who made it on her own." [51] Shepard's success in the 1950s was said to have influenced the careers of future female artists in the 1960s like Loretta Lynn, Tammy Wynette and Dolly Parton.
Jean Parker "Shep" Shepherd Jr. (July 26, [1] 1921 – October 16, 1999) [2] was an American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor. With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film A Christmas Story (1983), which he narrated and co- scripted on the basis of his own semi-autobiographical stories.
In 1951, Shepard met actor Ray Boyle. They married in 1954, and remained together until Boyle's death in 2022. They married in 1954, and remained together until Boyle's death in 2022. Shepard died from pneumonia at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center , in Burbank, California , on January 17, 2025.
The husband of late country icon Jean Shepard shot and killed his teenage granddaughter’s ex-boyfriend while trying to save her from being stabbed to death.
At 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 m) tall, Hawkins had an imposing stage presence, and he dressed more conservatively than some other male country singers. Hawkins died in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was married to country star Jean Shepard.
From their time together, Schultze gained a deeper insight into the holiday classic — and it turns out it was a rocky start for the late screenwriter, who died at 78 in 1999. “Jean Shepherd ...
Jeanne Pruett (/ ˈ dʒ iː n i ˈ p r uː ɪ t /, JEE-nee PROO-it) (born Norma Jean Bowman; January 30, 1935) [1] is an American country music singer and songwriter. She also has credits as a published author .
[15] [74] The following year, Jean Shepard recorded Anderson's "Slippin Away". The single became Shepard's first top-ten hit in four years and she had further top-twenty hits that decade with Anderson-penned compositions. [84] That same decade, Conway Twitty also had a number-one hit with the tune "I May Never Get to Heaven". [15]