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Alex Haley — Age & Birthday
Born: 11 August 1921 · Died: 10 February 1992 · Age at death: 70
How old was Alex Haley when he died?
Alex Haley died aged 70. He was born on 11 August 1921 and died on 10 February 1992.
American author of the historical novel Roots
Did you know?Before his writing success, he served in the United States Coast Guard for twenty years and became their first chief journalist.
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) 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.
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- Age at death
- 70
- Would be
- 105
- Years since death
- 34
- Born
- August 11, 1921 · Ithaca, United States
- Died
- February 10, 1992
- Cause of death
- Myocardial infarction
- Nationality
- American
- Known for
- Film, Literature, Military
Family
- Father
- Simon Haley
- Mother
- Bertha George Haley
- Spouse
- My Haley
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- See the front page from the day Alex Haley was bornA newspaper front page for 11 August 1921, styled like the papers of the time, with headlines and famous birthdays from that day.Birthday newspaper
- Would-be age todayAlex Haley would be 105 years old today. See how many birthdays they would have celebrated.Age
- Birth anniversaryAlex Haley's 106th birthday is in 289 days. If it's your birthday too, it's a double celebration!106th
- Death anniversaryThe 35th anniversary of Alex Haley's death is in 107 days. A moment to remember their legacy.35th
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