While researching my topic and
reading the current news and events, I
found that a very well-known person was in an interracial marriage for twenty
years. As a child I remember watching “At the Movies with Siskel and Ebert”. It
wasn’t my favorite show, but my dad seemed to like it. So through him I learned
more about films and became very familiar with Roger Ebert. His movie rating
system was rather simplistic; it was a thumbs up for good or thumbs down for
bad. Over the last fifteen years Roger Ebert was battling thyroid cancer and
many health problems. Roger passed away last week. His wife who I had never
heard of before, entered the public eye to offer some words to the fans of
Roger. Roger was married to Chaz, a black woman, for 20 years. I mentioned this
to my dad and he didn’t know that he was in an interracial marriage either.
Below are a few pictures of Roger and Chaz who shared a happy interracial
marriage.
That's crazy I never knew he was married to someone out of his race either. I wonder if it was intentional that it wasn't a widely known thing, or did he just keep his personal life personal, like so many celebrities fail to do.
ReplyDeleteI had seen photos of them through the years, they did seem an unlikely match, not just because of race, but because she seemed so glamorous and he did not seem like he would be her type! It is so good that he was in a loving supportive relationship through the terrible times he went through with his health. She seemed to adore him. I remember watching the show also with my family:)
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