Alex Haley

Writing

Born: 1921-08-11
Died: 1992-02-10
From: Ithaca, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.4

Biography

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Haley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & Nominations6 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Bancarella Literary Prize

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

1978
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Lillian Smith Book Award

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

1977
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Pulitzer Prize Special Citations and Awards

Roots: The Saga of an American Family

1977
🏆 Won

Spingarn Medal

1977
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Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

1966
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Ellis Island Medal of Honor