Life Itself: A Memoir
By Roger Ebert
Categories: Biographies & Memoirs
Life Itself is a 2011 memoir by film critic Roger Ebert. He recalls his childhood in Urbana, Illinois, his start in newspapers, his long career at the Chicago Sun-Times and his television partnership with Gene Siskel. Ebert also writes about his struggle with alcoholism, his marriage to Chaz Ebert and his battle with thyroid cancer, which cost him his ability to speak and eat. The memoir was adapted into a 2014 documentary of the same name directed by Steve James.
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- Larry King: “Roger Ebert’s autobiography, “Life Itself” is one terrific read!”