Roger Ebert
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Early in his career, Ebert co-wrote the Russ Meyer movie ''Beyond the Valley of the Dolls'' (1970). Starting in 1975 and continuing for decades, Ebert and ''Chicago Tribune'' critic Gene Siskel helped popularize nationally televised film reviewing when they co-hosted the PBS show ''Sneak Previews'', followed by several variously named ''At the Movies'' programs on commercial TV broadcast syndication. The two verbally sparred and traded humorous barbs while discussing films. They created and trademarked the phrase "two thumbs up," used when both gave the same film a positive review. They regularly appeared on numerous talk shows together including ''Late Show with David Letterman''. After Siskel died from a brain tumor in 1999, Ebert continued hosting the show with various co-hosts and then, starting in 2000, with Richard Roeper.
In the early 2000s, Ebert was diagnosed with cancer of the thyroid and salivary glands. He required treatment that included removing a section of his lower jaw in 2006, leaving him severely disfigured and unable to speak or eat normally. However, his ability to write remained unimpaired and he continued to publish frequently online and in print until his death in 2013. His ''RogerEbert.com'' website, launched in 2002, remains online as an archive of his published writings. Richard Corliss wrote, "Roger leaves a legacy of indefatigable connoisseurship in movies, literature, politics and, to quote the title of his 2011 autobiography, ''Life Itself''." In 2014, ''Life Itself'' was adapted as a documentary of the same title. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: [2011]
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Published: [2021]
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