Background
Ebert, Roger Joseph was born on June 18, 1942 in Urbana, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter H. and Annabel (Stumm) Ebert.
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Two Weeks In Midday Sun : A Cannes Notebook by Roger Ebert (1987-01-01)
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Two Weeks in the Midday Sun: A Cannes Notebook
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A paragon of cinema criticism for decades, Roger Ebert—with his humor, sagacity, and no-nonsense thumb—achieved a renown unlikely ever to be equaled. His tireless commentary has been greatly missed since his death, but, thankfully, in addition to his mountains of daily reviews, Ebert also left behind a legacy of lyrical long-form writing. And with Two Weeks in the Midday Sun, we get a glimpse not only into Ebert the man, but also behind the scenes of one of the most glamorous and peculiar of cinematic rituals: the Cannes Film Festival. More about people than movies, this book is an intimate, quirky, and witty account of the parade of personalities attending the 1987 festival—Ebert’s twelfth, and the fortieth anniversary of the event. A wonderful raconteur with an excellent sense of pacing, Ebert presents lighthearted ruminations on his daily routine and computer troubles alongside more serious reflection on directors such as Fellini and Coppola, screenwriters like Charles Bukowski, actors such as Isabella Rossellini and John Malkovich, the very American press agent and social maverick Billy “Silver Dollar” Baxter, and the stylishly plunging necklines of yore. He also comments on the trajectory of the festival itself and the “enormous happiness” of sitting, anonymous and quiet, in an ordinary French café. And, of course, he talks movies. Illustrated with Ebert’s charming sketches of the festival and featuring both a new foreword by Martin Scorsese and a new postscript by Ebert about an eventful 1997 dinner with Scorsese at Cannes, Two Weeks in the Midday Sun is a small treasure, a window onto the mind of this connoisseur of criticism and satire, a man always so funny, so un-phony, so completely, unabashedly himself.
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Perfect London Walk by Daniel Curley (1986-01-01)
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A Kiss Is Still a Kiss
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First Edition, 1st printing. Roger Ebert's first book of film criticism, after a scarce and obscure history of the University of Illinois that he edited. Signed by Roger Ebert on the half-title page & inscribed & dated in the year of publication as follows: "To Jamie, Thanks for being a friend - hope you enjoy the book. Roger Ebert 11-24-84". The first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize, Roger Ebert revolutionized film criticism and, with the Chicago Tribune's Gene Siskel, virtually invented film criticism on television. Light wear to the edges, otherwise this book is clean and bright, with no creases, no tears, and no markings. The dustjacket has a small tear to the rear panel, with light wear & rubbing to the edges and corners, otherwise it's also clean & bright.
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Questions for the Movie Answer Man by Roger Ebert (1997-06-01)
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Questions for the Movie Answer Man
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What was in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction? Why don't movie actors wear seat belts? Was Fargo really based on a true story? Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert answers these and hundreds more. Using wit, insight, and dozens of other experts, he resolves some of the most common questions about the moviesand some of the most bizarre.
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An 'Illini' Century: One Hundred Years of Campus Life
(Published for the Committee of the University; First Edit...)
Published for the Committee of the University; First Edition, First Thus edition (1967)
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Perfect London Walk
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Three veteran London visitors take their readers on a rambling off the beaten path, into a fascinating section of the city where tourists rarely find their way. Film critic Roger Ebert, short story writer Daniel Curley, and photographer Jack Lane leads the way across Hampstead Heath and through legendary pubs and haunted cemeteries, a stately home, and the tiny cottage where Keats wrote and wooed.
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Roger Joseph Ebert
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Roger Joseph Ebert, American Film critic. Avocations: drawing, painting, art collecting.
M C. Recipient Overseas Press club, 1963, award Chicago Headline Club, 1963,award Chicago Newspaper Guild, 1973, Pulitzer prize, 1975, Emmy award,1979, Peter Lisagor award, 1998; inducted into Chicago Journalism Hallof Fame, 1997; Rotary fellow, 1965, Kluge fellow in film studies University of Virginia, 1995-1996.
Education
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1964; postgraduate, U. Cape Town, South Africa, 1965; postgraduate, University of Chicago, 1966-1967; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), University Colorado, 1993.
Career
Editor, Daily Illini, 1963-1964;
president, United States Student Press Association, 1963-1964;
staff writer, News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, 1958-1966;
film critic, Chicago Sun-Times, since 1967;
film critic, United States magazine, 1978-1979;
film critic, NBC-television News, Chicago, 1980-1983;
film critic, ABC-television News, Chicago, since 1984;
film critic, New York Post, New York City, 1986-1988;
film critic, New York Daily News, 1988-1992;
film critic, Compu Serve, since 1991;
president, Ebert Limited company, since 1981. Instructor English Chicago City College, 1967-1968. Lecturer film criticism, finearts program University of Chicago, since 1969.
Kluge fellow University of Virginia, 1995-1996. Lecturer film Columbia College, Chicago, 1973-1974, 77-80. Consultant National Endowments for Arts and Humanities, 1972-1977.
Juror film festivals.
Achievements
Works
book
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Questions for the Movie Answer Man
(What was in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction? Why don't movi...)
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Perfect London Walk
(Three veteran London visitors take their readers on a ram...)
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Two Weeks in the Midday Sun: A Cannes Notebook
( A paragon of cinema criticism for decades, Roger Ebert—...)
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An 'Illini' Century: One Hundred Years of Campus Life
(Published for the Committee of the University; First Edit...)
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A Kiss Is Still a Kiss
(First Edition, 1st printing. Roger Ebert's first book of ...)
- Two Weeks in the Midday Sun
- Two Weeks In Midday Sun : A Cannes Notebook by Roger Ebert (1987-01-01)
- Perfect London Walk by Daniel Curley (1986-01-01)
- Questions for the Movie Answer Man by Roger Ebert (1997-06-01)
- Two Weeks In Midday Sun : A Cannes Notebook
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Questions for the Movie Answer Man
Membership
Member Newspaper Guild, Writers Guild American West, National Society Film Critics, Academy television Arts and Sciences, Arts Club of Chicago, Cliff Dwellers, Academy Club (London), Sigma Delta Chi, Phi Delta Theta.
Connections
Married Chaz Hammelsmith, July 18, 1992.
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American
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Recipient Overseas Press club, 1963, award Chicago Headline Club, 1963,award Chicago Newspaper Guild, 1973, Pulitzer prize, 1975, Emmy award,1979, Peter Lisagor award, 1998. Inducted into Chicago Journalism Hallof Fame, 1997. Rotary fellow, 1965, Kluge fellow in film studies University of Virginia, 1995-1996.Recipient Overseas Press club, 1963, award Chicago Headline Club, 1963,award Chicago Newspaper Guild, 1973, Pulitzer prize, 1975, Emmy award,1979, Peter Lisagor award, 1998. Inducted into Chicago Journalism Hallof Fame, 1997. Rotary fellow, 1965, Kluge fellow in film studies University of Virginia, 1995-1996.