`` No struggle , no pain , just a quiet , dignified transition , '' his wife says . Ebert told readers Tuesday he planned to slow down because of cancer . `` I 'll see you at the movies , '' were the last word 's Ebert wrote to his readers . The movie star died in Los Angeles on Sunday after battling cancer.
`` No struggle , no pain , just a quiet , dignified transition , '' his wife says . Ebert told readers Tuesday he planned to slow down because of cancer . `` I 'll see you at the movies , '' were the last word 's Ebert wrote to his readers . He started as the Sun-Times film critic on April 3 , 1967 .