Alex Haley
An image from Malcolm X, one of the productions that also features Alex Haley.
Alex Haley

Alex Haley

August 11, 1921 — Ithaca, New York, USA

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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Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1992

Roots

Roots

1977

Roots

Roots

2016

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

Alex Haley's Queen

Alex Haley's Queen

1993

Malcolm X

Malcolm X

1972

Super Fly T.N.T.

Super Fly T.N.T.

1973

Mama Flora's Family

1998