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REST IN PEACE. Critic Gene Shalit dies at 100.

Today Show/NBC Television

Shalit became a beloved figure in American media thanks to his distinctive, pun-filled takes on American film

Gene Shalit, the legendary film critic best known for his long run on NBC’s “Today” show died Friday, June 12, NBC reported. He was 100 years old.