` ` No struggle , no pain , just a quiet , dignified transition , '' his wife said . Ebert told her Tuesday he had to slow down because of cancer . ` ` I will see you at the movies , '' were the last word 's he wrote to his readers . -- Sun-Times Media Editor in Chief Jim Kirk : `` The long relationship between Roger and his Sun-Times family speaks volumes about Roger 's commitment to his craft and to his fans around the world . He started as the Sun - Times film critic on April 3 , 1967 .
` ` No struggle , no pain , just a quiet , dignified transition , '' his wife said . Ebert told her Tuesday he had to slow down because of cancer . ` ` I will see you at the movies , '' were the last word 's he wrote to his readers . He started as the Sun - Times film critic on April 3 , 1967 .