Gene Shalit, longtime Today show movie critic, dies at 100
Key takeaways
- Photograph: NBC News Wire/NBCUniversal/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Gene Shalit on NBC News' Today show in 1982.
- Shalit’s family announced the death Friday to NBC News, saying in a statement that he “passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life”.
- Shalit joined Today as a contributor in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973, later settling in for his segment, Critic’s Corner.
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Gene Shalit on NBC News' Today show in 1982. Photograph: NBC News Wire/NBCUniversal/Getty Images View image in fullscreen Gene Shalit on NBC News' Today show in 1982. Photograph: NBC News Wire/NBCUniversal/Getty Images US news Gene Shalit, longtime Today show movie critic, dies at 100Beloved movie critic and arts reporter was known for bushy hair and mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns
Prefer the Guardian on Google Gene Shalit, a movie critic and arts reporter for the Today show over four decades who was known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and affection for groan-inducing puns, has died. He was 100.
Shalit’s family announced the death Friday to NBC News, saying in a statement that he “passed away peacefully today after 100 years of an amazing life”.