Alex Haley

Writer

Born August 11, 1921 in Ithaca, New York, USA. Died February 10, 1992.

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.