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."

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Eugene Allen canonical 4

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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

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The Butler inspiredBy Eugene Allen
Cecil Gaines in The Butler basedOn Eugene Allen
subject surface form: Cecil Gaines
Cecil Gaines basedOn Eugene Allen
Cecil Gaines distinguishedFrom Eugene Allen