Film critics Gene Siskel, left, and Roger Ebert pose in this undated photograph. Ebert died on Thursday, April 4, according to his employer, the Chicago Sun-Times. Ebert had taken a leave of absence on April 2 after a hip fracture was revealed to be cancer.
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Film critics Gene Siskel, left, and Roger Ebert pose in this undated photograph. Ebert died on Thursday, April 4, according to his employer, the Chicago Sun-Times. Ebert had taken a leave of absence on April 2 after a hip fracture was revealed to be cancer.
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Siskel, left, and Ebert in 1994. The pair co-hosted the review television show "Siskel and Ebert At The Movies" until Siskel's death in 1999 after a battle with a brain tumor.
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Siskel, left, and Ebert in 1994. The pair co-hosted the review television show "Siskel and Ebert At The Movies" until Siskel's death in 1999 after a battle with a brain tumor.
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Ebert at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival Roundtable at the American Pavilion in Cannes, France.
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Ebert at the 2003 Cannes Film Festival Roundtable at the American Pavilion in Cannes, France.
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Ebert received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, given for his achievements in television.
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Ebert received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, given for his achievements in television.
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The movie critic receives the 2,288th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on June 23, 2005, in Hollywood, California.
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The movie critic receives the 2,288th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on June 23, 2005, in Hollywood, California.
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Ebert signs his book "Great Movies II" in 2006 in Santa Monica, California.
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Ebert signs his book "Great Movies II" in 2006 in Santa Monica, California.
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Ebert at a book signing in 2006.
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Ebert at a book signing in 2006.
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Chicago Sun-Times columnists Richard Roeper, left, and Ebert promote their television series "Roger Ebert & the Movies" in this undated photo.
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Chicago Sun-Times columnists Richard Roeper, left, and Ebert promote their television series "Roger Ebert & the Movies" in this undated photo.
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Ebert and director Martin Scorsese attend the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival in 2009. Ebert had cancer and lost part of his lower jaw in 2006.
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Ebert and director Martin Scorsese attend the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival in 2009. Ebert had cancer and lost part of his lower jaw in 2006.
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The film critic at the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 5, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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The film critic at the 25th Film Independent Spirit Awards on March 5, 2010, in Los Angeles.
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Ebert and his wife, Chaz Ebert, attend the 14th Annual Webby Awards on June 14, 2010, in New York.
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Ebert and his wife, Chaz Ebert, attend the 14th Annual Webby Awards on June 14, 2010, in New York.
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