1942 - 2013
Roger Ebert American Critic
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Roger Ebert dating history
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Roger Ebert was previously married to Chaz Ebert (1992 - 2013).
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American Critic Roger Ebert was born Roger Joseph Ebert on 18th June, 1942 in Urbana, Illinois, USA and passed away on 4th Apr 2013 Chicago, Illinois, USA aged 70. He is most remembered for Chicago Sun-Times film reviews; The Great Movies; Beyond the Valley of the Dolls; Life Itself: A Memoir. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
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Relationship Statistics
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| Married | 1 |
20 years, 9 months
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Details
| First Name |
Roger
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| Middle Name |
Joseph
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| Last Name |
Ebert
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| Full Name at Birth |
Roger Joseph Ebert
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| Birthday |
18th June, 1942
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| Birthplace |
Urbana, Illinois, USA
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| Died |
4th April, 2013
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| Place of Death |
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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| Cause of Death |
Thyroid cancer (complications)
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| Height |
5' 8" (173 cm)
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| Build |
Large
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| Eye Color |
Grey
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| Hair Color |
Grey
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Secular Humanist
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Illinois High School Association
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| University |
University of Illinois, University of Cape Town
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| Occupation Text |
Film Critic, journalist, screenwriter, film historian, author
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| Occupation |
Critic
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| Claim to Fame |
Chicago Sun-Times film reviews; The Great Movies; Beyond the Valley of the Dolls; Life Itself: A Memoir
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| Year(s) Active |
1967–2013, 1967–2013
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| Official Websites |
http://www.rogerebert.com/
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| Father |
Walter Ebert
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| Mother |
Annabel Stumm
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| Friend |
Les Blank
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Roger Joseph Ebert (EE-burt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter and author. He was the film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing style and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a prose style intended to be entertaining and direct, he made sophisticated cinematic and analytical ideas more accessible to non-specialist audiences. Ebert endorsed foreign and independent films he believed would be appreciated by mainstream viewers, championing filmmakers like Werner Herzog, Errol Morris and Spike Lee, as well as Martin Scorsese, whose first published review he wrote. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Neil Steinberg of the Chicago Sun-Times said Ebert "was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic," and Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called him "the best-known film critic in America." Per The New York Times, "The force and grace of his opinions propelled film criticism into the mainstream of American culture. Not only did he advise moviegoers about what to see, but also how to think about what they saw."
