Chaz Ebert

thumb|Chaz EbertChaz Ebert (née Hammel, previously Hammel-Smith, born October 15, 1952) is an American businesswoman. She is best known for her marriage to film critic Roger Ebert, having been married to him from 1992 until his death in 2013. Quotes Chaz Ebert Honored with FACETS Legend Award While Producer, Philanthropist, and Entrepreneur Prepares for Directorial Debut ‎Chaz Ebert wins FACETS Legend Award and readies her directorial debut When I first started out doing this, it wasn’t consciously just to open up things. I would talk to people who I found interesting, people who didn’t know how to break into the industry. They didn’t know anyone. They didn’t have any clout. But I thought that they were talented and I thought, Boy, I’d like to see their work. I do know that I’m pleased every time I see some area opening up. Whether it’s in front of the camera or behind the camera. If you had to classify me as a personality type, I’m more of a producer. I came from a family of nine children, I was the eighth of nine. When you have a big group of people trying to do anything you need somebody who is very organized and very laser focused on what things need to be done. That was my role kind of in life. And so it became natural for me to become more of a film producer. She started Rancho La Puerta Wellness Resort and Spa when she was 17, and she started the Golden Door Spa outside of San Diego. And she’s still going strong. I spent her 100th birthday with her, and the whole town of Tecate, Mexico, came out and gave her a party. They had parties for her in San Diego. They had parties for her in Washington, D.C. She told me is still walks the mile a day. Sometimes she has to use a walker to do it, but she still does it. She started a center for new citizens who come into the United States. She wrote a book that Congress uses today to tell you what to do when you first get elected to Congress. A Congressional Management Guide was her idea. She put it together and it’s now in its 17th edition. She’s lived an extraordinary life, and to spend the day with someone who at 100 was still inspiring me was something that I wanted to document. All proceeds will be directed to the Bross Scholarship Fund supporting under-resourced youth,” according to a release. Scholarships provide free access to the Annual Chicago International Children’s Film Festival and to Summer Film Camp. RogerEbert.com CEO Chaz Ebert debuts as director with Wellness Warrior ‎Chaz Ebert, CEO of RogerEbert.com, launches her directorial debut with Wellness Warrior Women kept saying they were going to make a movie about Deborah Szekely, but no one started it, So my daughter Sonia encouraged me to do it. I think Deborah is amazing. One of the most amazing things about her is that she reinvents herself every ten years. External Links ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎Category:1952 births ‎Category:21st-century African-American politicians ‎Category:21st-century American women politicians ‎ Category:Businesswomen from the United States ‎Category:Living people ‎