{"id":650667,"date":"2013-04-04T16:12:31","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T20:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.webpronews.com\/?p=223856"},"modified":"2013-04-04T16:12:31","modified_gmt":"2013-04-04T20:12:31","slug":"roger-ebert-dies-following-leave-of-presence-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/650667","title":{"rendered":"Roger Ebert Dies Following \u201cLeave Of Presence\u201d Announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roger Ebert, probably the most well known film critic there is, has died<\/a> at the age of 70 after a long battle with cancer. <\/p>\n

The news comes just after Ebert announced<\/a> that he would be taking “a leave of presence” as his cancer returned. In his post<\/a> on his blog at the Chicago Sun-Times site, Ebert wrote: <\/p>\n

At this point in my life, in addition to writing about movies, I may write about what it\u2019s like to cope with health challenges and the limitations they can force upon you. It really stinks that the cancer has returned and that I have spent too many days in the hospital. So on bad days I may write about the vulnerability that accompanies illness. On good days, I may wax ecstatic about a movie so good it transports me beyond illness.
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Some notable remarks from the Twitterverse: <\/p>\n

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It is with a heavy heart we report that legendary film critic Roger Ebert (@ebertchicago<\/a>) has passed away<\/p>\n

— Suntimes (@Suntimes) April 4, 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n