Leon Hale

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. Ya kuma wallafa littattafai har goma sha biyu.

 Kuruciya 
An haifi Carol Leon Hale a garin Stephenville, Texas, a ranar 30 ga watan Mayu na 1921. 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. 

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.  

 Aiki 
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 
Hale ya rubuta littattafai goma sha ɗaya. Ga kaɗan daga ciki:
Turn South at the Second Bridge (1965)
Bonney's Place (1972)
Addison (1978)
A Smile from Katie Hattan (1982)
Easy Going (1983)
One Man's Christmas (1984)
Paper Hero (1986)
Texas Chronicles (1989)
Home Spun (1997)
Supper Time (1999)
Old Friends: A Collection (2004)

Iyali
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.

Mutuwa
Gale ya mutu ranar 27 ga watan Maris, na shekarar 2021. Yana da shekaru 99 a duniya.

Hanyoyin haɗin waje
 Hale, Leon and Gabrielle Hale. Leon Hale Oral History , Houston Oral History Project, November 29, 2007.
 Hale, Leon. Leon Hale: A blog featuring Houston Chronicle columnist Leon Hale. 
 Hale, Leon. Leon Hale, Author: A Facebook page by Leon Hale and his fans.

 Manazarta 

Category: Haifaffun 1921
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Category:United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II
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