Alex biography haley

Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an African-Americanwriter. He also had Irish^[1] and, according to his own telling, some Cherokee ancestry.^[2] He was born in Ithaca, New York.

He is best known for The Autobiography of Malcolm X, which he helped Malcolm X write, and his book Roots: The Saga of an American Family, which was about his family history and inspired a televisionmini-series. He died of a heart attack in Seattle, Washington.

Haley family lineage

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Members of his family lineage that can be confirmed:^[3]

• Parents: Simon Alexander Haley [1892-1973] married 1919 1st wife Bertha George Palmer [1897-1932]
• Paternal Grandparents: Alex Haley [1845-1918] and 2nd wife Queen Jackson [1857-1941] Natural daughter of James Jackson of Alabama [1822-1879]
• Maternal Grandparents:Cynthia Babica [Murray] [1875-1949] married to William Edward Palmer [1872-1926][Son of George Palm