Mary's elementary school and serving as an altarboy in Urbana. He was raised Roman Catholic, attending St. His ancestry was German, Dutch, and Irish. His parents were Annabel (née Stumm) and Walter H. He was 70 years old.Įbert was born Roger Joseph Ebert on Jin Urbana, Illinois. Just two days later, on April 4, 2013, Ebert died from the disease in Chicago, Illinois. He continued to publish his reviews both online and in print until April 2, 2013. After Siskel died in 1999, Ebert continued hosting the show with various co-hosts and then, starting in 2000, with Richard Roeper.Įbert lived with thyroid cancer since its diagnosis in 2002. They created and trademarked the phrase "Two Thumbs Up," used when both hosts thought the same movie was very good. The two fought and made jokes while talking about movies. It was followed by At the Movies which made both of them popular across the country. They co-hosted the PBS show Sneak Previews. Ebert's reviews appear in newspapers such as the Chicago Sun-Times from Apuntil his death.Įbert was born on Jin Urbana, Illinois to a Catholic family.Įbert and Chicago Tribune critic Gene Siskel helped make nationally televised movie reviewing popular. Roger Joseph Ebert (J – April 4, 2013) was an American movie critic. The Great Movies The Great Movies II Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Life Itself: A Memoir University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Graceland Cemetery, Uptown, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.Īuthor, journalist, film historian, film critic, screenwriter
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