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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
One other thing set The Autobiography of Malcolm X apart: its subject would not live to see book published — just as he had predicted. Alex Haley retired after 20 years with the Coast Guard in ...
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Interview Excerpts of Alex Haley
In these interview excerpts, family and friends remember Malcolm X. Alex Haley, a novelist and journalist, began working on The Autobiography of Malcolm X with Malcolm in 1963. The book was ...
Sidney Poitier Told Eddie Murphy Not to Star in ‘Malcolm X’ Since He Is Unlike Denzel Washington or Morgan Freeman
Sidney Poitier told Eddie Murphy to not compete with actors like Denzel Washington or Morgan Freeman for a role in 'Malcolm X.' ...
Eddie Murphy Was Told Not to Star in ‘Malcolm X’ Movie
Taking advice from the late Sidney Potier, Eddie Murphy was told to avoid starring in a 1992 Spike Lee classic that starred ...
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When LBJ was trolled for appearing clueless about Malcolm X's autobiography while holding it: "It's my first time actually reading it start to finish"
But this time, there was a slight difference: the Los Angeles Lakers star had a book with him — "The Autobiography of Malcolm X." Naturally, this caught the attention of reporter Taylor Rooks, who ...
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Why Eddie Murphy Says Sidney Poitier Advised Him Not to Star in ‘Malcolm X’
“Norman Jewison was putting it together. They were gonna use The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley. And they approached me about playing Alex Haley. Around that same time, I bumped into ...