Roger Ebert

Roger Ebert was an American film critic. His career began in 1966, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times' magazine on Sunday. In 1975, he became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize. That same year Ebert met movie critic Gene Siskel on television where they discussed the quality of the latest films. The show proved to be a hit, with Siskel and Ebert becoming household names. They worked together until 1999 when Sicily died. Ebert died April 4, 2013, at the age of 70, in Chicago, Illinois.