Original sentence: In 1997, at 54, he was diagnosed with colon cancer.Siegel died of colon cancer on June 29, 2007.Siegel found his way to Broadway, writing the book for “The First,” a musical based on the story of Jackie Robinson, for which he received a Tony Award nomination in 1982
Edited sentence: In 1997, at 54, he was diagnosed with colon cancer  which led to his eventual death on June 29, 2007.On June 29, 2007, surrounded by family and friends, ABC's beaming and insightful movie critic died in New York, after a long and remarkably courageous struggle with cancer, at the age of 63.Siegel found his way to Broadway, writing the book for “The First,” a musical based on the story of Jackie Robinson.Siegel was nominated for a Tony Award in 1982 for the play