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Roger Ebert

Roger Joseph Ebert (/ˈiːbərt/ EE-bərt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, essayist, screenwriter, journalist, and author. He wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Ebert was known for his intimate writing style and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a…

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Education
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BA) · University of Cape Town · University of Chicago
Born
Roger Joseph Ebert (1942-06-18)June 18, 1942 Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
Died
April 4, 2013(2013-04-04) (aged 70) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Notable awards
Pulitzer Prize for Criticism (1975)
Notable works
Sneak Previews · At the Movies · The Great Movies · Beyond the Valley of the Dolls · Life Itself: A Memoir
Occupations
Film critic · film historian · journalist · essayist · screenwriter

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related to Published works · 86
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related to 1975–1999: Pulitzer winner · 35
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related to Awards and honors · 16
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related to Memorials · 15
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related to Death and legacy · 13
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related to External links · 12
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Occupations · 6
Roger Ebert → author, essayist, Film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter
Notable works · 5
Roger Ebert → At the Movies, Beyond the Valley of the Dolls, Life Itself: A Memoir, Sneak Previews, The Great Movies
Education · 3
Roger Ebert → University of Cape Town, University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BA)
Born · 1
Roger Ebert → Roger Joseph Ebert (1942-06-18)June 18, 1942 Urbana, Illinois, U.S.

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Roger EbertDiedApril 4, 2013(2013-04-04) (aged 70) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.1.00infobox
Roger EbertEducationUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (BA)1.00infobox
Roger EbertEducationUniversity of Cape Town1.00infobox
Roger EbertEducationUniversity of Chicago1.00infobox
Roger EbertNotable awardsPulitzer Prize for Criticism (1975)1.00infobox
Roger EbertNotable worksSneak Previews1.00infobox
Roger EbertNotable worksAt the Movies1.00infobox
Roger EbertNotable worksThe Great Movies1.00infobox
Roger EbertNotable worksBeyond the Valley of the Dolls1.00infobox
Roger EbertNotable worksLife Itself: A Memoir1.00infobox
Roger EbertOccupationsFilm critic1.00infobox
Roger EbertOccupationsfilm historian1.00infobox
Roger EbertOccupationsjournalist1.00infobox
Roger EbertOccupationsessayist1.00infobox
Roger EbertOccupationsscreenwriter1.00infobox
Roger EbertOccupationsauthor1.00infobox
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Roger EbertSubjectFilm1.00infobox
Roger EbertWebsiterogerebert.com1.00infobox
Roger EbertYears active1967–20131.00infobox
Roger Ebertis aincalculable loss for movie culture and for film criticism0.90text

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