Ebert's columns were syndicated in hundreds of newspapers worldwide, and he won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in - the first film critic to do so. In the same year, a film review show starring Ebert and cross-town rival Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune premiered on local television.
Within a few years the programme - with its thumbs-up or down judgements - was broadcast nationally, making Siskel and Ebert household names in the US. The programme continued in various guises until Siskel's death in Ebert was the author of more than 15 books about the movies. And he took time off from reviewing films to write one - 's Beyond the Valley of the Dolls. He was an early investor in Google - a move that made him millions.
His TV career was curtailed in when he was diagnosed with papillary thyroid cancer. A portion of his lower jaw was removed in a cancer surgery, and he lost the ability to speak, eat or drink. Neuss admits that he used to struggle during interactions with patients who have been disfigured by their diseases, noting people's instinct to look away out of politeness. Ask our experts a question on any topic in health care by visiting our member portal, AskAdvisory.
April 5, Roger Ebert, Others who changed how we thought about cancer Steve Jobs Lance Armstrong. More from today's Daily Briefing. Current Article Roger Ebert, Back to Daily Briefing. His Pulitzer for distinguished criticism was the first, and one of only three, given to a film reviewer since the category was created in In , he received another honor when he became the first critic to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
He soon began doing interviews and profiles of notable actors and directors in addition to his film reviews — celebrating such legends as Alfred Hitchcock, John Wayne and Robert Mitchum and offering words of encouragement for then-newcomer Martin Scorsese.
And while the pair may have sparred on air, they were close off camera. The love of journalism, as well as of movies, came early. Ebert covered high school sports for a local paper at age 15 while also writing and editing his own science fiction fan magazine.
He attended the university and was editor of the student newspaper. Half a century ago, when cancer was considered a death sentence, people often kept their diagnoses from employers, friends and even family members, which has been shown to have adverse effects on health outcomes, Smith said. A recent American Cancer Society study found that 80 percent of cancer survivors in a survey said they got support from their employers during their illnesses.
Last April, Ebert gave a minute TED Talk — via a computer voice program and help from his wife and friends who read portions of the speech aloud for him — about finding his voice after his jaw deformity rendered it powerless. He discussed the surgeries, voice software and how people acted around him. And on the Web, my real voice finds expression. Online, Ebert wrote about movies, but he also wrote about universal health care, acupuncture and how mourning changes with age.
Often, he added personal anecdotes to his essays.
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