Biography
Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an African-American writer. He is best known as the author of Roots: The Saga of an American Family and the coauthor of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alex Haley, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Complete Filmography
Papa Césaire
2009
as Self
Shortly after his death in 2008, Maldoror made this film about her longtime friend and collaborator, the Négritude poet Aimé Césaire. In this film, sh...
The Autobiography of Malcolm X
2001
Writer
The Autobiography of Malcolm X is an account of the life of Malcolm X, born Malcolm Little in 1925, who became a human rights activist. Malcolm X was ...
Malcolm X: Make It Plain
1994
as Self
Narrated by actress Alfre Woodard, this trenchant, eye-opening doc traces the radical civil rights leader’s life from his tumultuous childhood, throug...
Malcolm X
1992
Book, In Memory Of
A tribute to the controversial black activist and leader of the struggle for black liberation. He hit bottom during his imprisonment in the '50s, he b...
Roots: The Gift
1988
as Self - presenter
On Christmas Eve 1770, a young African warrior, who three years prior had been captured and sold into slavery in America, leads a desperate group of r...
Aimé Césaire: The Mask of Words
1987
as Self
Aimé Césaire - Le Masque des mots is a portrait of the Martinican writer who calls himself a rebellious negro and for whom the poetic act represents a...
EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration
1982
as Self
Danny Kaye tours EPCOT Center, singing its praises in Future World and the World Showcase. He meets celebrities and park characters like Dreamfinder a...
Super Fly T.N.T.
1973
Writer
A Harlem drug dealer and his girlfriend retire to Rome, where he joins an African revolution.
Malcolm X
1972
Book
James Earl Jones narrates this fascinating and moving documentary about the life of the assassinated black leader through various sources.