The native New Yorker was born on March 25, 1926. He moved to Newark, New Jersey, and, in 1932, to Morristown, New Jersey. Shalit began his decades-long career in journalism in Morristown, founding the grammar school’s first newspaper. He later wrote for the high school’s humor column. But that wasn’t his last stint in comedy. While attending the University of Illinois, the would-be future movie critic was the sports editor and humor columnist for The Daily Illini.
TODAY -- Pictured: (l-r) NBC News' Gene Shalit, Willard Scott, Jane Pauley, Bryant Gumbel, John Palmer in 1982 (Photo by NBC NewsWire/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)Even though Shalit was well-known as the ‘punny’ critic whose Today career spanned decades, he was also an accomplished musician. The bassoonist performed in Lincoln Center and with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Boston’s Symphony Hall and Tanglewood.
Shalit retired from Today in 2010 at the age of 85, after over 40 years on the air. In his usual candor, Shalit said of his retirement (via a statement released by his publicist), “It’s enough already.”
Journalist Gene Shalit smiles as actor Sophia Loren pulls his moustache on the 'Today Show' set at NBC Studios, New York, New York, September 1980. (Photo by Raimondo Borea/Gartenberg Media Enterprises/Getty Images)The iconic film reviewer was married to Nancy Lewis from 1950 until her death from cancer in 1978. They shared six children together: Willa, Amanda, Emily, Peter, Nevin, and Andrew. Daughter Emily passed away from cancer in 2012. Shalit is also survived by his five grandchildren.
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