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Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) [1] 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.
Palmerstown, U.S.A. [2] (shortened to Palmerstown in March 1981) [3] is a television drama series that aired on CBS from March 20, 1980 to June 9, 1981. [4] It was created by Norman Lear and Alex Haley, [1] [3] whose childhood was the basis for the series. [5]
Former U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander hands the award for "Heroes of Southern Appalachia" to Alex Haley's grandson, Bill Haley during a celebration of the life of Alex Haley at the Museum of Appalachia ...
Alex Haley House and Museum State Historic Site is one of the Tennessee Historical Commission's state-owned historic sites and is located in Henning, Tennessee, United States. It is open to the public and partially funded by an agreement with the Tennessee Historical Commission.
Pulitzer Prize-winning "Roots" author Alex Haley, who died in 19XX, lived in Clinton. The event is March 1. Museum of Appalachia to honor Alex Haley at 'Heroes of Southern Appalachia' event
Queen: The Story of an American Family is a 1993 partly factual historical novel by Alex Haley and David Stevens.. It brought back to the consciousness of many white Americans the plight of the children of the plantation: the offspring of black slave women and their white masters, who were legally the property of their fathers.
Aricles relating to the television miniseries Roots and its spin-offs. It is based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, set during and after the era of slavery in the United States.
1 Early life and education. 2 Career. 3 Personal Life. 4 Filmography. Toggle Filmography subsection. 4.1 Film. ... Alex Haley (ages 17–28) Episode: "Part VI (1939 ...