Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | August 11, 1921 |
Birth Place | Ithaca, NY |
Age | 99 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Feb 10, 1992 (age 70) |
Birth Sign | Leo |
Net worth: $100K - $1M
About
Author who received a Pulitzer Prize for Roots: The Saga of an American Family. He also received the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for his work on The Autobiography of Malcolm X.
Before Fame
He began studying at Alcorn State University in his mid-teens and later transferred to Elizabeth City State College. He left school to join the military and he served in the Coast Guard for twenty-one years, first as a mess attendant and later as a Petty Officer Third Class.
Trivia
He co-wrote Malcolm X's autobiography.
Family Life
He was born in Ithaca, New York to Alabama A&M agriculture professor, Simon Haley. He was married three times: to Nannie Branch, Juliette Collins, and Myra Lewis. He had two daughters, Cynthia and Lydia, and a son, william.
Associated With
He once interviewed jazz musician Miles Davis for Playboy Magazine.