Leon Hale (30 ga Mayu, 1921 zuwa Maris 27, 2021) ɗan jaridar Amurka ne kuma marubuci. Ya yi aiki a matsayin marubuci na Houston Chronicle daga 1984 har zuwa ritayarsa a 2014. Kafin haka, yana da shafi a Houston Post na tsawon shekaru 32.[1] Ya kuma wallafa littattafai har goma sha biyu.

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An haifi Carol Leon Hale a garin Stephenville, Texas, a ranar 30 ga watan Mayu na 1921.[2][3] An saka masa sunan mahaifiyarsa, Leona; mahaifinsa, Fred, yayi aiki ne a matsayin ɗan kasuwa mai tafiye-tafiye wanda ke sayar da injin da ke rufe takardu . Iyalin Hale sun ƙaura sau da yawa yayin yarinta saboda aikin mahaifinsa, sun sake ƙaura zuwa Fort Worth lokacin da yake ɗan shekara bakwai kafin ya tafi Lubbock a lokacin Girmamar Damuwa. Ya yi fama da cutar sankara ta jiki wanda ya haifar masa da tawayar fuska. Ya halarci makarantar sakandaren Eastland, inda ya kammala karatu a shekarar 1939.[4]

Hale ya ci gaba da karatu a Jami'ar Tech Tech . Ya rubuta wa jaridar ɗalibai ta, The Toreador, insha'i, mukaloli da ra'ayoyii. Daya daga cikin malamarsa a wurin, Alan Stroud, ya daukaka rubuce-rubucen Hale amma ya ba shi maki saboda rashin iya rubutu.

Hale ya samu aiki a Houston Post a cikin 1952. Ya bunƙasa a cikin wannan yanayin aikin, tare da abokan aikinsa suna lura da yadda ya kasance marubuci wanda ba ya buƙatar bita. Ya kuma wallafa littafinsa na farko, Bonney's Place, a cikin 1972. Ya samu mabiya da yawa masu bi, kuma dukda cewa ya rubuta fina-fina har guda hudu, babu wanda aka samu damar aikinsa har zuwa mutuwar Hale.

Littattafai

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Hale ya rubuta littattafai goma sha ɗaya. Ga kaɗan daga ciki:[5]

  • Turn South at the Second Bridge (1965)[6]
  • Bonney's Place (1972)[7]
  • Addison (1978)[8]
  • A Smile from Katie Hattan (1982)[9]
  • Easy Going (1983)[10]
  • One Man's Christmas (1984)[11]
  • Paper Hero (1986)[12]
  • Texas Chronicles (1989)[13]
  • Home Spun (1997)[14]
  • Supper Time (1999)[15]
  • Old Friends: A Collection (2004)[16]

Hale ya saki matansa na farko guda biyu. Ya haɗu da matarsa ta ukku, Babette Fraser a shekarar 1981. Sun zauna a Houston da Winedale, Texas, kuma auren su ya ɗore har zuwa mutuwar shi.

Gale ya mutu ranar 27 ga watan Maris, na shekarar 2021. Yana da shekaru 99 a duniya.[2][3]

Hanyoyin haɗin waje

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Manazarta

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  1. Pugh, Clifford (October 10, 2001). "Chronicle's columnists give the paper personality". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Dansby, Andrew (March 27, 2021). "Beloved Houston Chronicle columnist Leon Hale dies". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Haldeman, Charlie (March 27, 2021). "Leon Hale, Texas writer and columnist, dies at 99". KTRK-TV. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  4. "Leon Hale". Texas Newspaper Hall of Fame. Texas Newspaper Foundation. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  5. "Leon Hale, Columnist". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved March 27, 2021.
  6. Borders, Gary (November 26, 2000). "Books to curl up with on an autumn night". Record-Journal. p. E3. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  7. Cohen, George (November 16, 1986). "Author's story compelling". The Beaver County Times. p. 4. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  8. Greene, Beverly (March 16, 1979). "Your library". Middlesboro Daily News. p. 4. Retrieved February 27, 2011.
  9. Hale, Leon (1982). A Smile from Katie Hattan & Other Natural Wonders. Shearer Publishing. ISBN 9780940672079.
  10. Hale, Leon (1983). Easy Going. Shearer Publishing. ISBN 9780940672109.
  11. Hale, Leon (1984). One Man's Christmas. Shearer Publishing. ISBN 9780940672246.
  12. Hale, Leon (1986). Paper Hero. Shearer Publishing. ISBN 9780940672369.
  13. Hale, Leon (1989). Texas Chronicles. Shearer Publishing. ISBN 9780940672505.
  14. Hale, Leon (1997). Home Spun: A Collection. Winedale Publishing. ISBN 9780965746823.
  15. Hale, Leon (1999). Supper Time. Winedale Publishing. ISBN 9780965746830.
  16. Hale, Leon (2004). Old Friends: A Collection. Winedale Publishing. ISBN 9780975272701.