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Based on his bestselling memoir of the same name, life itself, explores the impact and legacy of roger eberts life, from his pulitzer prizewinning film criticism at the chicago suntimes to becoming one of the most influential cultural voices in america. A memoir, a 2011 memoir by film critic roger ebert. Publication date 2011 topics film critics, biography publisher grand central pub. Life itself, reminiscences of roger ebert the new york.
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