The Autobiography of Malcolm X was published after his death in 1965 and became a best-seller; the book was co-written by Alex Haley, later the author of Roots… Malcolm X married Betty Sanders, later called Betty Shabazz, in 1958; they had six daughters together. Betty Shabazz died on 23 June 1997 after being severely burned in an apartment fire set by her 12-year-old grandson… Actor Denzel Washington played Malcolm X in the 1992 Spike Lee movie X.