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 mostrar más 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 Another work, "Mama Flora's Family" compiled from Haley's unpublished writings, continues the family saga and was published in 1998.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) mostrar menos
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Obras de Alex Haley
Roots | Queen 1 copia
RACINES, ALEX HALEY, 1979 1 copia
Queen: The Roots Saga Continues 1 copia
Ernie Barnes/ Artist 1 copia
Haley Alex 1 copia
Roots, episode 6 1 copia
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Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Haley, Alex
- Nombre legal
- Haley, Alexander Murphy Palmer
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1921-08-11
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1992-02-10
- Lugar de sepultura
- Henning, Tennessee
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Amerika
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Ithaca, New York, Amerika
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- Seattle, Washington, Amerika
- Causa de fallecimiento
- heart attack
- Lugares de residencia
- Ithaca, New York, Amerika
Henning, Tennessee, Amerika
Seattle, Washington, Amerika - Educación
- Alcorn State University
- Ocupaciones
- Schrijver
Senior editor
Chief Journalist in the Coast Guard - Organizaciones
- US Coast Guard (career included WWII and Korean Conflict)
Reader's Digest - Premios y honores
- NAACP Spingarn Medal (1977)
Special Pulitzer Prize (1977)
Golden Plate Award (1977) - Biografía breve
- 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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Alex Haley (1921-1992), durante doce años, rastreó las raíces de sus antepasados, esclavos norteamericanos, que lo condujeron hasta una de las tribus mandinkas del clan Kinte, originarias de Mali y asentadas en Gambia.La historia comienza a mediados del S. XVIII, cuando a Kunta Kinte lo toman prisionero y lo llevan a trabajar a los Estados Unidos como esclavo. En esta crónica Haley cuenta, en forma detallada, los avatares de la vida de Kinte y su familia, durante siete generaciones. La última generación es la de Haley. Se presume que desde chico y por la influencia de su abuela materna, Haley se interesó por la historia de sus ancestros. Para escribir Raíces, recorrió casi un millón de kilómetros y visitó unas cincuenta bibliotecas en tres continentes. Como parte de su investigación viajó en un carguero desde África hasta los Estados Unidos, desnudándose cada noche para dormir en las bodegas sobre una tabla porque, dijo “quería imaginarme, saber cómo era yacer encadenado, mugriento, escuchando los gritos de otros 139 hombres que lloraban, rezaban y morían alrededor”.… (más)
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