Roger Ebert Dies at 70

Renowned film critic Roger Ebert has died at the age of 70, according to the The Chicago Sun-Times. Ebert reviewed movies for the newspaper for more than four decades, and on TV for three decades, the Sun-Times wrote. In 2002, Ebert began a battle with thyroid cancer, and later lost the ability to speak and eat after undergoing surgery to remove part of his lower jaw. But through it all, he showed resilience, continuing to publish movie reviews, as well as a cookbook. Earlier this week, Ebert had said he was facing a recurrence of his cancer.

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