Alex Haley (1921–1992)
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Alex Haley's full name was Alexander Palmer Haley. He was born in Ithaca, N.Y. in 1921, and grew up in Henning, Tenn. Educated at Elizabeth City Teacher's College in North Carolina, Haley became a journalist while serving in the United States Coast Guard from 1939 to 1959. After retiring from the näytä lisää service, Haley moved to Los Angeles, finding fulltime employment as a freelance writer. First known for his work as co-author and editor of the highly regarded Autobiography of Malcolm X, Haley's biggest success stemmed from his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, 'Roots: The Saga of an American Family.' Extensively researched and based in part on Haley's own African roots, the work became a national bestseller and, in addition to the Pulitzer, won the Springarn Medal in 1977. Roots was also adapted into one of the first television miniseries and garnered some of the highest ratings in television history. His next book, "Queen", told the story of Queen Haley, Alex Haley's paternal grandmother. He died before this work was completed and it was finished by David Stevens. This was also adapted for television. Another work, "Mama Flora's Family" compiled from Haley's unpublished writings, continues the family saga and was published in 1998. Alex Haley died in 1992 in Seattle, Washington. He was 71 years old. (Bowker Author Biography) näytä vähemmän
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Alex Hailey: The Man Who Traced America's Roots - His Life, His Works (with DVD) (2007) 39 kappaletta
Alex Haley Tells the Story of his Search for Roots 3 kappaletta
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Walking for Freedom: The Montgomery Bus Boycott (Stories of America) (1993) — Toimittaja — 65 kappaletta
A Place Called Heartbreak: A Story of Vietnam (Stories of America) (1905) — eräät painokset — 44 kappaletta
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- Kanoninen nimi
- Haley, Alex
- Virallinen nimi
- Haley, Alexander Murphy Palmer
- Syntymäaika
- 1921-08-11
- Kuolinaika
- 1992-02-10
- Hautapaikka
- Henning, Tennessee
- Sukupuoli
- male
- Kansalaisuus
- Amerika
- Syntymäpaikka
- Ithaca, New York, Amerika
- Kuolinpaikka
- Seattle, Washington, Amerika
- Kuolinsyy
- heart attack
- Asuinpaikat
- Ithaca, New York, Amerika
Henning, Tennessee, Amerika
Seattle, Washington, Amerika - Koulutus
- Alcorn State University
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Chief Journalist in the Coast Guard - Organisaatiot
- US Coast Guard (career included WWII and Korean Conflict)
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- NAACP Spingarn Medal (1977)
Special Pulitzer Prize (1977)
Golden Plate Award (1977) - Lyhyt elämäkerta
- Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history.
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