Birth Name: Eugene Kal Siskel
Date of Birth: January 26, 1946
Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois
Date of Death: February 20, 1999
Place of Death: Evanston, Illinois
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
Gene Siskel was an American film critic and journalist. He wrote for the Chicago Tribune and co-hosted a film review television series with Roger Ebert.
Gene’s parents, Ida (Kalis) and Nathan William Siskel, were Russian Jews.
Gene’s paternal grandparents were William Siskel (the son of Jawb Siskel) and Mary.
Gene’s maternal grandparents were Abraham Kalnitzky Kalis (the son of Harry Kalis Kalnitzky) and Eva Mazelas (the daughter of Mandel Mazelas and Fredda Issaks).