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 ''

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'' (1985–92) and ''

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'' (1992–2013). Shannon studied film history, theory and criticism at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. He was the assistant editor of

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CD-ROM and website movie encyclopedia (1992–98), and the original DVD section editor in the Home Video department of

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(1998–2001). He also contributed video-on-demand reviews for the late Roger Ebert's website (2011–13) 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 ''

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'' magazine, he served two three-year terms on the Washington State Governor's Committee on Disability Issues and Employment
/ref> (2005–11). He also wrote a column, "From Where I'm Sitting", for FacingDisability.com. Shannon died of pneumonia on December 20, 2013.Rogerebert.com
Jeff Shannon Remembered
Retrieved December 21, 2013.

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Over 300 reviews by Shannon accessible on Rotten Tomatoes
1961 births 2013 deaths Amazon (company) people American film critics People with tetraplegia The Seattle Times people Wright State University alumni Writers from Seattle {{US-film-bio-stub