The Butler
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The Butler is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels and written by Danny Strong. It is inspired by Wil Haygood's Washington Post article "A Butler Well Served b
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Forest Whitaker portrays Cecil Gaines in The Butler
Nancy Reagan
Eugene Allen
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Eugene Charles Allen was an American waiter and butler who worked for the US government at the White House for 34 years until he retired as the head butler in 1986.
The Butler
…by Danny Strong. It is inspired by Wil Haygood's Washington Post article "A Butler Well Served by This Election". Loosely based on the real life of Eugene Allen, who worked in the White House for decades, the film stars Forest Whitaker as Cecil Gaines, an African American who is a witness of notable political…
Allen with Ronald and Nancy Reagan, 1986