Alexander Murray Palmer Haley 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. In the United States, the book and miniseries raised the public awareness of black American history and inspired a broad interest in genealogy and family history.
Alex Haley
Active - 1973 - 2009 |
Birth - Aug 11, 1921 |
Death - Feb 10, 1992 |
Genres - Documentary, Drama, Biography, Family, History
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Subgenres - African- Biographical Dramas, Biographical Film, Blaxploitation Film, Christmas Film, Silent Feature
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