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Aug 16, 2013 · The Butler: Directed by Lee Daniels. With Forest Whitaker, David Banner, Michael Rainey Jr., LaJessie Smith. As Cecil Gaines serves eight presidents during his tenure as a butler at the White House, the civil rights movement, Vietnam, and other major events affect this man's life, family, and American society.
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- Biography, Drama
- Lee Daniels
- 2013-08-16
Sep 10, 2016 · Paperback – September 10, 2016. Just when you thought you couldn't take it any longer comes The President's Butler, a novel that will make you laugh out loud about politics and maybe cry a little. You'll join Vincent V. Victor on the most wildly improbable journey of our time. Although Victor is a fictional character, he sounds much like ...
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- Laurence Leamer
- Before The White House
- Living with Presidents
- Eugene Allen: Witness to History
Eugene Allen was born on a Virginia plantation in 1919 and spent much of his early life working as a waiter at various whites-only establishments in the South. In fact, he was working as a waiter at a country club in Washington, D.C. when he heard about the potential position in the White House. At first, he though nothing of it, recalling, “I wasn...
As a White House butler, Eugene Allen was privy to private moments that extended far beyond handshakes (as depicted in the 2013 film The Butler, loosely based on his life). For one, Allen shared a birthday with President Ford, who would be reminded by his wife that “It’s Gene’s birthday, too!” before singing to her husband. Meanwhile, Allen recalle...
Beyond the intimate moments that he shared with various presidents, Eugene Allen witnessed a long list of important moments during his time at the White House. Although Allen wouldn’t have even been allowed to sit next to his white employers on a bus in the segregated South, his unique position working next to the most powerful people in the countr...
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Synopsis. This film tells the story of Cecil Gaines ( Forest Whitaker ), a White House butler who served eight American presidents over three decades. The film traces the dramatic changes that swept American society during this time, from the civil rights movement to Vietnam and beyond, and how those changes affected this man's life and family.
The Butler. The Butler (full title Lee Daniels' The Butler) [4] [5] is a 2013 American historical drama film directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels and with a screenplay by Danny Strong. [6] It is inspired by Wil Haygood 's Washington Post article "A Butler Well Served by This Election".
Aug 16, 2013 · Fact vs. Fiction in Lee Daniels’ The Butler. MORE: The Butler Has an Astonishing 41 Producers) Allen received one of President John F. Kennedy’s ties from Jacqueline Kennedy after JFK died
Jun 14, 2013 · Watch the second official trailer of The Butler, a historical drama film that follows the life of a White House butler who served eight presidents over 30 years. Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah ...
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