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Movie Critic Joel Siegel Dead at 63

GMA's long-time reviewer succumbs to colon cancer

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(Newser) – Joel Siegel, the veteran film critic for Good Morning America known for concision and wit, died yesterday after a long battle with colon cancer. Siegel's good humor and enthusiasm for movies didn't stop him from delivering a well-aimed pan.  "No one had more fun writing about a bad movie than Joel,"  one station manager told the AP.

Siegel, who was born in LA, was involved in the civil rights movement in the '60s, and worked as a joke writer for Robert Kennedy; he was at the Ambassador Hotel when the senator was assassinated, the New York Times reports. Siegel learned he had colon cancer at 57, just before becoming a father for the first time. He wrote a book for his son, which was published in 2003.

Joel Siegel, a longtime movie critic for WABC-TV and
Joel Siegel, a longtime movie critic for WABC-TV and "Good Morning America" who racked up five New York Emmy Awards for his insightful work, died Friday June 29, 2007. the television station said. He...   (Associated Press)
In this photo released by ABC,
In this photo released by ABC, "Good Morning America" movie critic Joel Siegel is shown in this Dec. 11 1997. Siegel, who racked up five New York Emmy Awards for his insightful work, died Friday, June...   (Associated Press)
In this photo released by ABC,
In this photo released by ABC, "Good Morning America" movie critic Joel Siegel holds the award for GMA's annual "I See Scary Movies" contest in New York, October 25, 2004. Siegel, who racked up five New...   (Associated Press)
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Siegel was influenced by Martin Luther King and wrote jokes for RFK
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'When Joel came into your office to talk about anything, ”it was going to be interesting.'
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