Described as not only a success, but also farm the wedding Chaz and Roger Ebert was a marriage that modeled be there for each other in sickness and in health. Here is information on how Chaz and Roger met, their marriage, and more
Quick Facts Marriage - Roger and Chaz
Met :. 1989.
Married: July 18, 1992.
Marriage ended: April 4, 2013, death of Roger
First Marriage: No.did you know
Gene Siskel of the girls were flower girls at? their marriage
Born :.
Roger Joseph Ebert .: June 18, 1942 in Urbana, Illinois
Charlie "Chaz" Hammel-Smith :. Chicago, Illinois
death
Roger :. At age 70, Roger Ebert died of cancer April 4, 2013 at the Rehabilitation Institute of ChicagoHow Chaz and Roger Met:
Roger and Chaz met in 1989.
"I love to write for him. When we started dating, Roger and I write to each other every morning ... in 1989, Roger was dining with friend Eppie Lederer old , also known for the newspaper advice quest readers as Ann Landers. Chaz was at another table with Lederer people knew, and Roger was clearly taken with Chaz. "he wanted to meet me, so he had Eppie walk with him for the establishment, "she recalls. The attraction was mutual, and they began dating "
Source :. Hank Sartin." Roger & Chaz. "Chicago.Timeout.com. 10/08.
"marriage proposal, Chaz recalls, came during the Grand Prix Monte Carlo while sitting outside eating ice cream. she does not remember if she said yes immediately "
Source :. Carol Felsenthal." A Life in the Movies ". ChicagoMag.com. 12/05
Wedding Date :.
Chaz and Roger were married July 18, 1992 at the fourth Presbyterian church in Chicago, Illinois. Their wedding reception was held at the Drake Hotel. the wedding guests and reception included Marlene and Gene Siskel, Ann Landers , Studs Terkel, Christie Hefner, Mike Royko and Russ Meyer.The decorations at their wedding reception included white lilies and an ice cream bar with 32-40 different toppings. The daughters of Gene Siskel, Callie and Kate, were flower girls at the wedding of Roger and Chaz
health problems :.
Since 06, Roger could not speak, eat or drink because of thyroid cancer (02), salivary cancer, and removal of the lower jaw. with the help of technology, Roger was able to speak through a computer. Video:. Roger and Chaz test his new voiceRoger: "I was very ill. ... This woman never lost her love, and when it was necessary she forced me to want to live. ... Her love was like a wind pushing me from the grave Roger Ebert death "
Source :. Rick Kogan." Film critic had the soul of a poet "ChicagoTribune.com 04/04... / 2013
Residences :.
Chaz and Roger had a house by the sea in Berrien County, Michigan and Lincoln Park 5-story brownstone in Chicago"We found together we decorated overall, "it [Chaz] said. The place five-story is dramatic, with a stunning atrium that shows three large paintings of British abstract expressionist Gillian Ayres; there is a lift, a projection room of 14 seats and an exercise room at the top "
Source :. Carol Felsenthal" .... A Life in the Movies "ChicagoMag.com 12/05Chris Jones: "Roger and Chaz watching movies there [their basement theater] together; it makes for a good date night. Their first date - they were introduced by Ann Landers, by the way - was the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Hence the tent "
Source :. Chris Jones" .... Moments intimate with Roger Ebert "Esquire.com 02/03/2010 Slide 4.
Occupations
Chaz: Lawyer, vice president of the Ebert CompanyRoger: .. film critic, Pulitzer prize winner in 1975, author, speaker
previous marriages:
Chaz mentioned that 'she eloped "early. "She and her first husband, Merle Smith, an electrical engineer, had two children :. Josibiah and SoniaQuotes on Marriage Chaz and Roger Ebert:
Roger" I felt from the first that Chaz was the woman I would marry, and I know that after 20 years that my feelings were true. She was with me in sickness and in health, certainly much worse than we could have anticipated. I'll be with her, strengthened by his example. She continues to make my life possible, and his presence fills me with love and a deep security. That's what a marriage is. Now I know "
Source :. Roger Ebert.". Roger loves Chaz "SunTimes.com 17/07/2012 ..
Roger." Marriage redefined everything While offering Chaz was indeed something I've done freely, there is a point in a novel when you find your decision was made for you. I was not looking for a woman. I do not feel that I 'have to be married. I do not consider myself a bachelor, but as a soloist . Yet when I proposed marriage, it seemed inevitable that go into the work of the press. I hope you understand the spirit in which I say that. I'm talking about what seems ordained "
Source :. Roger Ebert Life itself. A Memoir 2011. pg 6.
Chaz :.. "We'll take each day as it comes. That's one of the reasons we were so attracted to each other, because we saw the positive attitude of the other "
Source :. Catherine Donaldson-Evans ".. The wife of Roger Ebert reveals Secret Couple with Cancer" People. Com .. 20/04/2010
Oprah Winfrey: "I would say, of a woman to another, you are amazing," said Oprah "The reason is as follows :. woman refused to . let him die there in the early years of the first operations, when everyone said it is done, it's over, Chaz called me and said, "I refuse to let it die, and she stood. close to him and was with him and took care of him and demonstrated what true love is "
Source :. The Oprah Winfrey Show . "Roger Ebert still speaks" Oprah.com .. 26/02/2010
Chris Jones :. "When CereProc finishes its work [mining Ebert's TV tapes and DVD commentaries] Roger Ebert will not sound exactly like Roger Ebert again, but it sounds more like him than Alex did. There could be times when he calls Chaz from another room or told her he loves her and said good night - it is a night owl; she prefers the morning - when they both might be able to close their eyes and pretend that everything is as it was "
Source :. Chris Jones" ... Roger Ebert: The Essential Man "Esquire.com 2 / 16/2010
Chaz: ".. Roger enthusiast passionate life of books, film lovers I find that I learn from Roger, although I do not agree with him. "
Source: Hank Sartin." Roger & Chaz "Chicago.Timeout.com 10/08
Roger: ..." One thing I discovered is that I love my work more than I thought I did, and I love my wife even more "
Source :. Roger Ebert!" Roger writes for readers "RogerEbert.SunTimes.com 10/11/06
Carol Felsenthal: ..". He often said that he most admired Gene Siskel was his devoted marriage and his obvious love for his wife and children "
Source :. Carol Felsenthal ".... A Life in the Movies" ChicagoMag.com 12/05