Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert

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film critic
🇺🇸United States
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Roger Joseph Ebert was an American film critic, film historian, essayist, screenwriter and author. He wrote 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.

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Lifespan
1942 – 2013
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Background

Born in
Urbana
Educated at
Urbana High SchoolUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of Illinois Urbana–ChampaignUniversity of Cape TownUIUC College of Media
Awards
🏆 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame🏆 Carl Sandburg Literary Award🏆 Order of Lincoln🏆 Pulitzer Prize🏆 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism

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