Film Critic Roger Ebert Dies at 70

CNN, quoting the Chicago Sun-Times, which syndicated Roger Ebert’s column, is reporting that the legendary film critic, who this week said that he was facing a recurrence of cancer, has died at 70. Suggested Reading The Truth Behind This Viral Meme King Might Surprise You America’s Birth Rate Is Shifting Toward a Minority Majority and…

CNN, quoting the Chicago Sun-Times, which syndicated Roger Ebert’s column, is reporting that the legendary film critic, who this week said that he was facing a recurrence of cancer, has died at 70.

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Writing at his blog on Tuesday, Ebert said that he was planning to slow down and reduce the number of movie reviews he wrote. During a battle with thyroid and salivary gland cancer, he had lost his voice and much of his jaw.

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