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Roger Ebert was born in Urbana, Illinois, United States on June 18, 1942. Public records list Roger Ebert as a screenwriter, film critic and journalist. Death is recorded on April 4, 2013, at the age of 70. Schooling on record includes Urbana High School and University of Cape Town. Listed accolades include Pulitzer Prize for Criticism (1975), star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Carl Sandburg Literary Award (2011) and 2 more.
My Take
Ebert is, for my money, the greatest argument that criticism can be literature. He wrote about movies the way a good neighbor talks over a fence, plainly and warmly, without a whiff of academic posturing, yet his reviews carried a moral seriousness rooted in Midwestern populism and humanism. Winning the Pulitzer in 1975 made the case official, but his real monument is the daily discipline: nearly half a century at the Chicago Sun-Times, and when illness took his voice, he simply wrote more, and better. I return to his work not to decide what to watch but to remember why watching matters.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Roger Ebert
- Name (Japanese)
- ロジャー・イーバート
- Reading
- ろじゃー・いーばーと
- Born
- June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013
- Origin
- Urbana, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film critic / journalist / reporter / writer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Horse
2. Background
- High school
- Urbana High School
- University
- University of Cape Town
Awards & achievements
- 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Criticism
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- 2011 Carl Sandburg Literary Award
- 1975 Pulitzer Prize
- 2001 Order of Lincoln
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.rogerebert.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/ebertchicago
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger%20Ebert
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212173
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Roger Ebert born?
Born June 18, 1942.
When did Roger Ebert die?
Died April 4, 2013, aged 70.
Where was Roger Ebert from?
Roger Ebert was from Urbana, Illinois, United States.
What did Roger Ebert do?
Roger Ebert worked as screenwriter, film critic, journalist, reporter, writer.
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