Eugene Allen
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Eugene Allen was a longtime White House butler whose life story, spanning service to multiple U.S. presidents, inspired the film "The Butler."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eugene Allen canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
White House butler
ⓘ
person ⓘ |
| child | Charles Allen ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employedBy |
Eisenhower administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Dwight D. Eisenhower administration
Gerald Ford administration ⓘ Truman administration ⓘ
surface form:
Harry S. Truman administration
Carter administration ⓘ
surface form:
Jimmy Carter administration
Kennedy administration ⓘ
surface form:
John F. Kennedy administration
Johnson administration ⓘ
surface form:
Lyndon B. Johnson administration
Nixon administration ⓘ
surface form:
Richard Nixon administration
Reagan administration ⓘ
surface form:
Ronald Reagan administration
|
| employer |
Executive Residence
ⓘ
White House ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Allen ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Eugene ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | cultural history of the U.S. presidency ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
Washington Post article "A Butler Well Served by This Election"
ⓘ
Lee Daniels' The Butler ⓘ
surface form:
film "The Butler"
|
| knownFor |
longtime service in the White House
ⓘ
witnessing major events in 20th-century U.S. history from inside the White House ⓘ |
| livedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
civil rights movement in the United States ⓘ |
| notableEvent | invited as a guest to a state dinner by President Ronald Reagan ⓘ |
| notableWork | service as White House butler to multiple U.S. presidents ⓘ |
| occupation |
butler
ⓘ
waiter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scottsville, Virginia ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Takoma Park, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Forest Whitaker in film "The Butler" ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
butler at the White House
ⓘ
maître d'hôtel at the White House ⓘ pantry worker at the White House ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | White House service ⓘ |
| spouse | Helene Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateOfBirth | Virginia ⓘ |
| stateOfDeath | Maryland ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Wil Haygood
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Post profile by Wil Haygood
Lee Daniels' The Butler ⓘ
surface form:
film "The Butler"
|
| workedAt |
White House dining room
ⓘ
White House pantry ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cecil Gaines