Alex Haley

American biographer, screenwriter, and novelist.

Born August 11th, 1921 in Ithaca.

Died February 10th, 1992 at 70 years old in Seattle (myocardial infarction).

Occupations
biographer, genealogist, historian, journalist, military personnel, novelist, screenwriter, writer
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner