Writer
Alex Haley
Wrote the Autobiography of Malcolm X from about fifty interviews, then Roots, whose television adaptation was watched by around 130 million Americans.
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. Haley's first book was The Autobiography of Malcolm X, published in 1965, a collaboration through numerous lengthy interviews with Malcolm X.
- Born
- 1921-08-11, Ithaca, New York, USAA Thursday
- Died
- 1992-02-10, Seattle, Washington, USAA Monday, aged 70
- At birth
- Sun in Leo, Moon in Sagittarius
- Nationality
- Mali
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Birth Chart
1921-08-11, Ithaca, New York, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Leo | 18°24′ | Direct |
| Moon | Sagittarius | 1°03′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Leo | 6°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Cancer | 6°45′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 5°17′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 20°27′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 23°07′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 8°25′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Leo | 13°40′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Cancer | 9°24′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1992-02-10, Seattle, Washington, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Los_Angelesthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 21°20′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 11°01′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 20°10′ | Direct |
| Venus | Capricorn | 20°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 24°23′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 11°58′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 10°39′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 16°00′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 17°42′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 22°53′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Alex Haley was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.
