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Roger Ebert

1942 - 2013

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Roger Joseph Ebert ( EE-bərt; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter and author. He wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing style and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a prose style intended to be entertaining and direct, he made sophisticated cinematic and analytical ideas more accessible to non-specialist audiences. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Roger Ebert is the 5th most popular critic, the 2,082nd most popular biography from United States (down from 1,732nd in 2019) and the most popular American Critic.

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Among critics, Roger Ebert ranks 5 out of 9. Before him are John Ruskin, Vladimir Propp, Vissarion Belinsky, and Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve. After him are Rosalind E. Krauss, Susanna Amatuni, Vincent Canby, and Todd McCarthy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Roger Ebert ranks 139. Before him are Amine Gemayel, Ivo Viktor, Péter Nádas, Scott Wilson, Anita Pallenberg, and Mir-Hossein Mousavi. After him are Hannu Mikkola, Felice Gimondi, Manolo Blahnik, Tasuku Honjo, Fradique de Menezes, and Péter Medgyessy. Among people deceased in 2013, Roger Ebert ranks 74. Before him are Wojciech Kilar, Patrice Chéreau, Nagisa Oshima, Sławomir Mrożek, Ed Lauter, and Rossana Podestà. After him are Henri Dutilleux, Conrad Bain, Sara Montiel, Bigas Luna, Damiano Damiani, and László Csatáry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Roger Ebert ranks 2,082 out of 20,380. Before him are Roger Corman (1926), Bill Tilden (1893), Gary Busey (1944), Gus Van Sant (1952), Adam Savage (1967), and Charles Joseph Bonaparte (1851). After him are Jack Dempsey (1895), Lionel Stander (1908), Jason Lee (1970), Ben Bernanke (1953), Jack Reed (1949), and Michael Shannon (1974).

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Among CRITICS In United States

Among critics born in United States, Roger Ebert ranks 1. After him are Rosalind E. Krauss (1941), Vincent Canby (1924), and Todd McCarthy (1950).

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