Alex Haley

1921-08-11 – 1992-02-10 (age 70) Ithaca, New York, USA

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.

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