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(1921-1992) Writer. Alex Haley was born in Ithaca, New York, and died in Seattle, Washington.

Full Name

Alex Haley

Locations

Tompkins

Author's Timeline

1921

BIRTH

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley was born in Ithaca, New York, in 1921.

1965

LITWORK

The Autobiography Of Malcolm X
Grove Press
0-345-35068-5
Biography; written with Malcolm X.

1973

LITWORK

Super Fly T.N.T.


Mr. Haley wrote the screenplay for the film, "Super Fly T.N.T."

1976

LITWORK

Roots: The Saga of An American Family
Doubleday
0-385-03787-2
Autobiographical novel; winner of a Pulitzer Prize.

1988

LITWORK

A Different Kind of Christmas
Doubleday
0385260431 / 978-0385260435
Historical novella.

1992

DEATH

Alex Haley died in Seattle, Washington, in 1992.

1992

INTERMENT

Alex Haley was interred at his Boyhood Home Grounds, Henning, Lauderdale County, Tennessee.

1993

LITWORK

Alex Haley's Queen: The Story of an American Family
William Morrow & Company
0688063314 / 978-0688063313
Novel.

1993

LITWORK

Alex Haley: The Playboy Interviews
Ballantine Books
0345383001 / 978-0345383006
Nonfiction.

1998

LITWORK

Mama Flora's Family : A Novel
Scribner
0684834715 / 978-0684834719
Novel.

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