Sun-Times: Famed Movie Critic Roger Ebert Dies

The most famous film critic, Rogert Ebert, passes away. The Sun-Times reports Ebert passed Thursday in Chicago. He was 70. The popular and beloved film reviewer worked for the Sun-Times.

According to the Associated Press, Ebert was battling cancer.  In 2002, he was diagnosed with
thyroid cancer. He had surgery for salivary gland cancer. According to an AP correspondent, he lost his chin and could not speak. This did not stop him from writing reviews.

The Associated Press reports he started as a film critic in 1967.  Ebert worked on television programs with co-host Gene Siskel.

The Associated Press writes Ebert "wielded the nation's most influential thumb."According to Movie Phone, he popularized the "two thumbs up" movie rating system.

Ebert was the first movie critic to win a Pulitzer Prize for criticism.