Today the literary world and the entertainment industry lost a valued critic. In 2002 Ebert was diagnosed with Papillary Thyroid Cancer. After the cancer was successfully removed he underwent four weeks of radiation therapy and remained a valued film critic. He didn't miss one film opening during this time.
Roger Ebert lost his voice in 2006 when cancerous tissue was removed from his right jaw including some of the jaw bone he still had plenty to say. Roger Ebert returned to his job in 2007.
On April 23 2007, the Sun-Times reported that, when asked about his decision to return to the limelight, Ebert remarked, " We spend too much time hiding illness."
April 2, 2013 Ebert announced he was taking. "Leave of Presence" from his duties due to a fractured hip he suffered a few months earlier was determined to be cancerous and he would be receiving Radiation Treatment. He said, " I'll be able to do at last what I've always fantasized about doing: reviewing the movies I want to review."
Even through years of surgery , disability and radiation treatments, Roger Ebert found humor in life.
Roger Ebert began his career with the Chicago Sun-Time as a professional critic in 1967 and continued until his death. Ebert was the first film critic to be awarded a Pulitzer Prize. In 2005 Ebert was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
From 1978 to 1999, Ebert was joined with his rival Gene Siskel to host Siskel and Ebert and The Movies. Sometimes they would trade humorous barbs and spar on the air. Their partnership ended in 1999 when Siskel succumbed to brain cancer.
Roger Ebert I give you two thumbs up for a life well lived.
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