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Roger Ebert | |
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 Ebert in 2007 | |
| Born | Roger Joseph Ebert June 18, 1942 Urbana, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 2013 (aged 70) Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author, journalist, film historian, film critic, screenwriter |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Citizenship | American |
| Education | Urbana High School |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Home town | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Period | 1967–2013 |
| Subject | Movies |
| Notable works | The Great Movies; The Great Movies II; Beyond the Valley of the Dolls; Life Itself: A Memoir |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Criticism |
| Spouse | Chaz Hammelsmith Ebert[1] (m. July 18, 1992 – April 4, 2013, his death) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | |
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Roger Joseph Ebert[2] (June 18, 1942[3] – April 4, 2013)[4] was an American movie critic. Ebert's reviews appear in newspapers such as the Chicago Sun-Times from April 3, 1967 until his death.
Ebert was born on June 18, 1942 in Urbana, Illinois to a Catholic family.
Ebert and Chicago Tribune critic Gene Siskel helped make nationally televised movie reviewing popular. They co-hosted the PBS show Sneak Previews. It was followed by At the Movies which made both of them popular across the country. The two fought and made jokes while talking about movies. They created and trademarked the phrase "Two Thumbs Up," used when both hosts thought the same movie was very good. After Siskel died in 1999, Ebert continued hosting the show with various co-hosts and then, starting in 2000, with Richard Roeper.
Ebert lived with thyroid cancer since its diagnosis in 2002. He continued to publish his reviews both online and in print until April 2, 2013. Just two days later, on April 4, 2013, Ebert died from the disease in Chicago, Illinois. He was 70 years old.
- ↑ Steinberg, Neil (April 4, 2013). "Roger Ebert dies at 70 after battle with cancer". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on December 16, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
- ↑ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
- ↑ "biography of Roger Ebert". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
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