Alex Haley (1921–1992)
Autore di Autobiografia di Malcolm X
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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 mostra altro 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 Another work, "Mama Flora's Family" compiled from Haley's unpublished writings, continues the family saga and was published in 1998.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) mostra meno
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Opere di Alex Haley
Roots | Queen 1 copia
Queen: The Roots Saga Continues 1 copia
Ernie Barnes/ Artist 1 copia
Roots, episode 6 1 copia
Opere correlate
A Place Called Heartbreak: A Story of Vietnam (Stories of America) (1992) — alcune edizioni — 45 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Nome canonico
- Haley, Alex
- Nome legale
- Haley, Alexander Murphy Palmer
- Data di nascita
- 1921-08-11
- Data di morte
- 1992-02-10
- Luogo di sepoltura
- Henning, Tennessee
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Amerika
- Luogo di nascita
- Ithaca, New York, Amerika
- Luogo di morte
- Seattle, Washington, Amerika
- Causa della morte
- heart attack
- Luogo di residenza
- Ithaca, New York, Amerika
Henning, Tennessee, Amerika
Seattle, Washington, Amerika - Istruzione
- Alcorn State University
- Attività lavorative
- Schrijver
Senior editor
Chief Journalist in the Coast Guard - Organizzazioni
- US Coast Guard (career included WWII and Korean Conflict)
Reader's Digest - Premi e riconoscimenti
- NAACP Spingarn Medal (1977)
Special Pulitzer Prize (1977)
Golden Plate Award (1977) - Breve biografia
- 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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Roots di John Erman
A dramatization of author Alex Haley's family line from ancestor Kunta Kinte's enslavement to his descendants' liberation. (fonte: Imdb)
His name was Kunta Kinte. Kidnapped from Africa and enslaved in America, he refused to accept his slave name of Toby. Heirs kept his heroic defiance alive, whispering his name Kunta Kinte. (fonte: amazon.com)
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