Joel Siegel
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About
Cheerful critic who worked for ABC's Good Morning America for over 25 years.
Before Fame
While attending college in Georgia in the 1960s he helped to organize black voters.
Trivia
He was a master of the thumbnail-length reviews, and won several Emmy Awards for his work.
Family Life
His grandmother, an immigrant from Romania, was one of the survivors of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in 1911.
Associated With
He wrote the book for the musical The First, which was about Jackie Robinson. The book earned him a Tony Award nomination.
