Jeff Shannon

Jeffrey Alan Shannon (July 15, 1961 – December 20, 2013) was an American film critic, born and based in Seattle. He was best known for his work with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer (1985–92) and The Seattle Times (1992–2013).^[2][3][4][5]

Jeff Shannon
Born	Jeffrey Alan Shannon (1961-07-15)July 15, 1961 Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Died	December 20, 2013(2013-12-20) (aged 52) Snohomish County, Washington, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Journalist film critic
Known for	Disability activism[1]

Shannon studied film history, theory and criticism at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He was the assistant editor of Microsoft Cinemania CD-ROM and website movie encyclopedia (1992–98), and the original DVD section editor in the Home Video department of Amazon.com (1998–2001). He also contributed video-on-demand reviews for the late Roger Ebert's website (2011–13)^[5]

He was injured on the island of Maui in 1979 two weeks after graduating from high school, leaving him with a C-5/6 quadriplegia. In addition to writing occasional articles for New Mobility magazine, he served two three-year terms on the Washington State Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment^[6] (2005–11). He also wrote a column, "From Where I'm Sitting", for FacingDisability.com.^[5]

Shannon died of pneumonia on December 20, 2013.^[7]

References

1. facingdisability.com
2. Katherine RenŽe Henninger (April 9, 2007). Ordering the Facade: Photography and Contemporary Southern Women's Writing. UNC Press Books. p. 122. ISBN 978-0-8078-3112-0. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
3. Hall, Halbert W. (1997). Science Fiction and Fantasy Reference Index, 1992-1995: An International Subject and Author Index to History and Criticism. Libraries Unlimited. p. 464. ISBN 978-1-56308-527-7. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
4. The Video librarian. Randy Pitman. 2005. p. 3. ISBN 9781417228355. Retrieved August 3, 2012.
5. From Where I'm Sitting. 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2013.
6. "The Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment". Archived from the original on October 15, 2013.
7. Rogerebert.com, Jeff Shannon Remembered. Retrieved December 21, 2013.

External links

• Over 300 reviews by Shannon accessible on Rotten Tomatoes