Gene Siskel

Eugene Kal "Gene" Siskel (January 26, 1946 - February 20, 1999) was an American film critic and journalist for the Chicago Tribune. He graduated from Yale University with a degree in philosophy. In 1969, he began working as a film critic for The Chicago Tribune. In 1975, he appeared opposite his Chicago Sun-Times rival, Roger Ebert, on a public television show reviewing movies. In 1982, Siskel & Ebert & the Movies became nationally syndicated. He died from a brain tumor in 1999.