Sadly, Roger Ebert, the most famous film reviewer of his time, died Thursday afternoon, April 4, at the Rehab Institute of Chicago. He was undergoing radiation treatment for a recurrence of the cancer that took part of his jaw in 2006. Roger Ebert was 70, and is survived by his wife, Chaz Hammelsmith Ebert.
Roger Ebert was the first journalist to win a Pulitzer Prize for movie criticism. He considered himself a movie fan first, and a critic second.
Roger had been a movie critic for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967. He became famous for his televised TV show that he originally shared with rival newspaper, Chicago Tribune critic, the late Gene Siskel, and later with his Sun-Times Colleague Richard Roeper.
In 2006, Roger Ebert lost half his jaw to cancer, losing his ability to speak, eat and drink. He bounced back, becoming a prolific user of social media, connecting with fans on Twitter and Facebook.
His movie reviews became syndicated by hundreds of newspapers around the world. Thank you Roger, for your inspiration and joyful spirit.
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