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Alex Haley

Writing

Born August 11, 1921 · Ithaca, New York, USA

Died February 10, 1992

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Biography

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an African-American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family and the coauthor of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Haley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Bancarella Literary Prize · 1978
  • Lillian Smith Book Award · 1977
  • Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards · 1977
  • Spingarn Medal · 1977
  • Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards · 1966
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  • Ellis Island Medal of Honor

Filmography9 titles

Malcolm X

1992Book, In Memory Of

Mama Flora's Family

Writer

Roots: The Next Generations

1979Writer

Roots

1977Writer

Roots: The Gift

1988as Self - presenter

Queen

1993Writer

Roots

2016Book, Novel

Malcolm X

1972Book

American Experience

1988as Self - Biographer