![]() ![]() Roger Ebert's journalism carried him on a path far from his nearly idyllic childhood in Urbana, Illinois. And now, for the first time, he tells the full, dramatic story of his life and career. But with the loss of his voice, Ebert has only become a more prolific and influential writer. In 2006, complications from thyroid cancer treatment resulted in the loss of his ability to eat, drink, or speak. He has appeared on television for four decades, including 23 years as cohost of Siskel & Ebert at the Movies. He has been reviewing films for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967, and was the first film critic ever to win a Pulitzer Prize. ![]() ![]() Roger Ebert is the best-known film critic of our time. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out." That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try to contribute joy to the world. ![]() To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. "I believe that if, at the end, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. ![]()
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