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Also Known As Roger Joseph Ebert • Reinhold Timme • R. Hyde
Born June 18, 1942 • Urbana • Illinois
Died April 4, 2013 (aged 70) • Chicago • Illinois
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize (1975)
Notable Works “I Hated, Hated, Hated This Movie” • “Life Itself: A Memoir” • “The Great Movies”

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