100 years… quite the run.
From what I know, Gene Shalit was a good guy. Entertaining, and not woke or preachy.
RIP
Oh, and Calvin Coolidge was president when Shalit was born. So the guy sure did see a lot.
Always liked him.
RIP
Had great hair!
True story. The first week the “The Exorcist” was released in NYC my husband to be and I went to see it. At the time there was only one theatre showing the movie so the line was wrapped around an entire city block. It was the end of December and freezing cold. As hundreds of people stood shivering and waiting, Mr Shalit passed by and asked what we were on line for. When he heard it was for “The Exorcist” he bellowed his pronouncement.
“It’s pornography”
Yeah, he wasn’t a fan.
Be outlined Siskel and Ebert and they were much younger.
Rest In Peace, Gene Shalit.
I remember him hitting the scene as a local guy on DC news doing movie reviews when I was a kid in the late 60s. That doesn’t show on his Wiki page, but how could you forget that guy?
I didn’t watch him a lot as I wasn’t a regular Today show watcher but occasionally and he was memorable. RIP
He was always memorable.
Every time.
RIP, Gene.
I always liked Gene Shalit. His humor was sharp and provide a few minutes of escapism for millions of us.
RIP! Great run!