Original sentence: In 1976, he went to work at WABC-TV, the flagship ABC station in New York City.In 1997, at 53, he was diagnosed with colon cancer.On June 21 1996, Siegel married his third wife, artist Ena Swansea.Siegel died of colon cancer on June 29 2007
Edited sentence: He started in television as young man, but appeared mature beyond his years.His delivery was could be both sharp and critical as well as humorous.His trademark walrus style mustache and "afro" style hair made him instantly recognizable, he wore that same mustache in one form or another for the rest of his life.In 1976, he burst onto the scene when he went to work at WABC-TV, the flagship ABC station in New York City.In 1997, at 53, Siegel was diagnosed with colon cancer.On June 21 1996, Siegel married his third wife, artist Ena Swansea who has had many shows at New York art galleries(A noteable example of her work is "Gay Wedding" exhibited at The Saatchi Gallery in 2004)<ref>- 77k.Siegel died of colon cancer on [[June 29] ending a ten year fight with the disease ] 2007.Siegel used various props to spice up his rapid fire late night reviews, often similar to props that were used in the movies he reviewed, once using a ventrilaquists dummy to review a film, arguing with the dummy over the merits of the film