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• Joel Siegel was a film critic for ABC's Good Morning America. He began working for them in 1981.

• Fast Facts

  1. Born on July 7, 1943, Los Angeles, California
  2. Died June 29, 2007
  3. Alma Mater: UCLA
  4. Fourth Wife: Ena Swansea
  5. Had on son Dylan Thomas Jefferson Swansea Siegel
  6. Joke writer for Robert Kennedy
  7. Collaborated with a pre-Monty Python Terry Gilliam

• Baskin-Robbins Name Invention

  While working at the ad agency Carson/Roberts Advertising, Siegel invented names for various Baskin-Robbins ice creams.

  • • German Chocolate Cake
    • Peaches & Cream
    • Pralines & Cream
    • Blueberry Cheesecake
    • Strawberry Cheesecake
    • Green Cheesecake
    • Red, White and Blueberry
    • Chilly Burgers

• Criticism

  On July 17, 2006, Siegel left a viewing of Clerks 2, just 40-minutes into the movie. He commented on Clerks 2 being the first movie that he ever walked out of. Director Kevin Smith posted on his blog that Siegel's behavior was disruptive and unprofessional.FOX News: Truce Called in 'Clerks II' Spat Smith later appeared on CNN to further discuss the incident. The following day, Siegel appeared on the Opie and Anthony program and apologized to Smith.TMZ: Smith vs. Siegel

• Death

  On June 21, 1996, Siegel was diagnosed with colon cancer. After his diagnosis he underwent surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Two years later doctors found a lesion on his left lung. Siegel underwent pulmonary lobectomy and chemotherapy again. He died on June 29, 2007.

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  Good Morning America | Kevin Smith | Roger Ebert | Gene Shalit | Leonard Maltin | Richard Roeper | Pauline Kael | David Denby | A.O. Scott | At The Movies Final Episode

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