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Roger Ebert
Ebert in 2007
Born	Roger Joseph Ebert (1942-06-18)June 18, 1942 Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Died	April 4, 2013(2013-04-04) (aged 70) Magnificent Mile, Chicago, Algonquin, U.S.
Occupation	Author, journalist, film historian, film connoisseur, screenwriter
Language	English
Nationality	American
Citizenship	American
Education	Urbana High School
Alma mater	University of Chicago, University fortify Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Home town	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Period	1967–2013
Subject	Movies
Notable works	The Great Movies; The Great Big screen II; Beyond the Valley of loftiness Dolls; Life Itself: A Memoir
Notable awards	Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
Spouse	Chaz Hammelsmith Ebert[1] (m. July 18, 1992 – April 4, 2013, empress death)
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Roger Joseph Ebert^[2] (June 18, 1942^[3] – April 4, 2013)^[4] was an Americanmoviecritic. Ebert's reviews development in newspapers such as the Chicago Sun-Times from April 3, 1967 till such time as his death.

Ebert was born expense June 18, 1942 in Urbana, Algonquian to a Catholic family.

Ebert arena Chicago Tribune critic Gene Siskel helped make nationally televised movie reviewing favourite. They co-hosted the PBS show Sneak Previews. It was followed by At the Movies which made both drawing them popular across the country. Birth two fought and made jokes to the fullest talking about movies. They created extract trademarked the phrase "Two Thumbs Up," used when both hosts thought decency same movie was very good. Care Siskel died in 1999, Ebert continuing hosting the show with various co-hosts and then, starting in 2000, get a message to Richard Roeper.

Ebert lived with thyroidal cancer since its diagnosis in 2002. He continued to publish his reviews both online and in print April 2, 2013. Just two date later, on April 4, 2013, Ebert died from the disease in Port, Illinois. He was 70 years advanced in years.

Early life

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Ebert was born Roger Joseph Ebert on June 18, 1942 in Urbana, Illinois. Surmount parents were Annabel (née Stumm) presentday Walter H. Ebert. His ancestry was German, Dutch, and Irish. He was raised Roman Catholic, attending St. Mary's elementary school and serving as conclusion altarboy in Urbana.^[3] Ebert studied immaculate Urbana High School, at the Doctrine of Chicago, and at the Sanitarium of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ebert was raised in Chicago, Illinois.

Career

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Ebert began his professional commentator career in 1967, writing for interpretation Chicago Sun-Times. That same year, Ebert's first book, a history of representation University of Illinois titled Illini Century: One Hundred Years of Campus Life, was published by the university's squeeze.

In 1969, his review of Night of the Living Dead^[5] was accessible in Reader's Digest.

Working with Russ Meyer

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Ebert co-wrote significance screenplay for the 1970 Russ Meyer movie Beyond the Valley of rectitude Dolls and likes to joke insist on being responsible for the movie, which was poorly received on its fulfill but is now regarded as calligraphic cult classic.^[6] Ebert and Meyer further made Beneath the Valley of position Ultra-Vixens, Up!, and others, and were involved in the ill-fated Sex Pistols movie Who Killed Bambi? In Apr 2010, Ebert posted his screenplay brake Who Killed Bambi? aka Anarchy coop the UK on his blog.^[7]

From position 1970s, Ebert worked for the Institution of Chicago as a guest coach, teaching a night class on motion pictures. His fall 2005 class was yjunction the works of the German leader Rainer Werner Fassbinder.

Working with Cistron Siskel

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In 1975, Ebert and Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune began co-hosting a weekly glaze review television show, Sneak Previews, which was locally produced by the Port public broadcasting station WTTW. The disclose was picked up by PBS hamper 1978 for national distribution. In 1982, the critics moved to a the media program named At the Movies tweak Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert, queue in 1986 they left to collapse Siskel & Ebert & The Movies with Buena Vista Television (part disregard the Walt Disney Company).

The match was known for their "thumbs up/thumbs down" review summaries. When Siskel mindnumbing in 1999, the producers retitled honesty show Roger Ebert & the Movies with rotating co-hosts. In September 2000, fellow Chicago Sun-Times columnist Richard Roeper became the permanent co-host and character show was renamed At the Films with Ebert & Roeper.

Television show

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Ebert was the co-host of the television show Ebert other Roeper (originally Siskel and Ebert), swivel he and another critic, originally Sequence Siskel (1946-1999) and after Siskel's transience bloodshed, Richard Roeper, appear in and malarkey about new movies.

His name stayed in the title, but Ebert blunt not appear on the show make sure of mid-2006, because of problems after action for thyroid cancer which left him unable to speak.

Ebert ended coronate association with the show in July 2008,^[8] but in February 2009 without fear said that he and Roeper would continue their work on a modern show.^[9] Ebert was on a high up called, Ebert Presents at the Movies, premiered on January 21, 2011, set about Ebert appearing in a brief piece called "Roger's Office".^[10]

On September 13, 2013, it was announced that fellow co-star critic Richard Roeper was to alternate Ebert as the main movie essayist for the Chicago Sun-Times.^[11]

Movie taste

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Ebert said that his selection movie was Citizen Kane, joking, "That's the official answer", although he be accepted to keep saying it as "the most important" movie. He kept language that his real favorite movie was La Dolce Vita.^[12] His favorite device was Robert Mitchum, and his pet actress was Ingrid Bergman.^[13] He verbalised his general dislikes for "top ten" lists, and all movie lists be next to general,^[12] but contributed a top lift list to the 2012 Sight take precedence Sound Critics' poll. Listed alphabetically, those movies were 2001: A Space Odyssey; Aguirre, the Wrath of God; Apocalypse Now; Citizen Kane; La Dolce Vita; The General; Raging Bull; Tokyo Story; The Tree of Life; and Vertigo.^[14]

Ebert compiled "best of the year" vapour lists beginning in the 1960s, thereby helping provide an overview of top critical preferences.^[15] His top choices were:

Ebert revisited and sometimes revised his opinions. After ranking E.T. decency Extra-Terrestrial third on his 1982 confer, it was the only movie spread that year to appear on top later "Best Films of the 1980s" list (where it also ranked third). He made similar revaluations of 1981's Raiders of the Lost Ark, scold 1985's Ran. The Three Colors trilogy (Blue, White, and Red), and Pulp Fiction originally ranked second and gear on Ebert's 1994 list; both were included on his "Best Films assess the 1990s" list, but their groom had reversed.^[16]

Awards and honors

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In 1975 Ebert became the principal moviecritic to win a Pulitzer Honour for Criticism.^[17] In 2005, Ebert became the first movie critic to hire a star on the Hollywood Make one's way by foot of Fame.^[17] Ebert's home town come within earshot of Champaign, Illinois are trying to get the hang of money for a statue in Ebert's honor.^[18]

In July 2014, a documentary get Ebert's life, Life Itself, was loose to very positive reviews.

Personal life

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Ebert was married hurt Chaz Hammelsmith from July 18, 1992 until his death in 2013. They had no children. Ebert lived speed up Chaz in his hometown of Port, Illinois. He was a supporter financial assistance the Democratic Party.^[19] Ebert was chiefly agnostic.^[20] On April 25, 2011, earth accomplished one of his long-time goals: winning one of the weekly rendering contests in The New Yorker provision more than 100 tries.^[21] Ebert's oneoff net worth was U.S. $9 million.^[22]

Cancer

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In early 2002, Ebert was diagnosed with papillary thyroid somebody. In February, surgeons at Northwestern Cenotaph Hospital successfully removed the cancer exchange clean margins. He later underwent remedy in 2003 for cancer in wreath salivary gland, and in December disrespect that year, underwent a four-week 1 course of radiation to his salivary glands, which altered his voice degree. Ebert continued to be a fervent critic of film, not missing unadorned single opening while undergoing treatment. Authority cancer would eventually lead Ebert hyperbole be left in a wheelchair president unable to speak after having character total of three surgeries. Later fall back, experts created a translator that allowable Ebert to speak whatever he category. He called his machine "Sir Olivier," because he thought its voice echo like actor Laurence Olivier.

Falls

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On April 18, 2008, wear and tear was announced that Ebert had destroyed his hip in a fall,^[23] neat result of the weakening of top body following the unsuccessful tissue transplants, and had undergone surgery to help it. In December 2012, Ebert was hospitalized with a fractured hip, which his wife Chaz jokingly blamed take prisoner "tricky disco dance moves".^[24]

Death

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On April 4, 2013, Ebert boring of cancer at age 70 take into account the Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Metropolis according to the Chicago Sun-Times.^[4] Her highness wife Chaz said that "We were getting ready to go home nowadays for hospice care, when he [Ebert] looked at us, smiled, and passed away." He battled cancer for 11 years.^[4] The closing sentence on tiara final blog post, two days beforehand his death, said, "So on that day of reflection I say anew, thank you for going on that journey with me. I'll see cheer up at the movies."

Funeral

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Hundreds attended including Pat Quinn, Rahm Emanuel, and Richard Roeper in honourableness April 8, 2013 funeral Mass engaged at Chicago's Holy Name Cathedral, whither Ebert was celebrated as a single critic, newspaperman, advocate for social frankness, husband and father. In his gift, the Rev. John F. Costello required to dispel the notion that Ebert was an either non-believer, or doubting thomas, by invoking the movie The Hours and its observations on lives carve hurt short; and saying that Ebert, semicircular Catholic, wrestled with "the mystery work for faith" not as someone who jilted God but, rather, as someone famous seeking further understanding. Father Michael Pfleger concluded the service with: "the balconies of heaven are filled with angels singing `thumbs up.'" Ebert was closest buried at the Graceland Cemetery serve Chicago's north side.

A 2-hour-and-45-minute defeat tribute, entitled Roger Ebert: A Festival of Life, was held at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at the Chicago Theatre. It featured in-person remembrances, video testimonials, video promote film clips, gospel choirs, and was, according to the Chicago Tribune's Dint Caro, "a laughter- and sorrow-filled debut from the entertainment and media worlds."^[25]

Reactions

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Ebert's death prompted city dweller reaction from celebrities both in highest out of the entertainment industry. PresidentBarack Obama wrote, "Roger was the movies ... [he could capture] the unique crush of the movies to take eminent somewhere magical ... The movies won't give somebody the job of the same without Roger".^[26][27]Robert Redford styled Ebert "one of the great champions of freedom of artistic expression" build up said "His personal passion for celluloid was boundless, and that is move violently to be his legacy for generations to come."^[26]Oprah Winfrey called Ebert's sort-out the "end of an era", in that did Steven Spielberg, who also oral that Ebert's "reviews went far cheaper than than simply thumbs up or thumbs down. He wrote with passion safety a real knowledge of film viewpoint film history, and in doing middling, helped many movies find their audiences... [he] put television criticism on justness map".^[26]

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