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Aug 15, 2013 · A few days after Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, the Washington Post published an article about a black butler who served in the White House for 34 years, under eight presidents,...
- The Butler: a Witness to History
In the run-up to the conclusion of Breaking Bad, all we know...
- The Butler: a Witness to History
Aug 16, 2013 · The film was inspired by a 2008 Washington Post story titled “A Butler Well Served by This Election,”which first brought Allen’s story to the mainstream: a butler who served every president...
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Allen came to public attention when a 2008 article about him and his wife, by journalist Wil Haygood, entitled "A Butler Well Served by This Election", was published in The Washington Post shortly after the 2008 presidential election.
Aug 5, 2022 · Yes, ‘The Butler’ is based on a true story. Screenwriter Danny Strong based the script on the 2008 Washington Post article ‘A Butler Well Served by This Election’ by Wil Haygood, who, in turn, was inspired by the extraordinary life of Eugene Allen, who served at the White House between 1952 and 1986.
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 and social events of the 20th century during his 34 ...
Aug 6, 2013 · When “The Butler” comes out on August 16, there will be three Black men that made it happen – director Lee Daniels, White House butler Eugene Allen and journalist Wil Haygood, who wrote the original “Washington Post” article, “A Butler Well Served by This Election” that inspired the movie.
Feb 9, 2017 · Wil Haygood, “A Butler Well Served By This Election,” Washington Post. November 7, 2008. https://www.washingtonpost.com... After Wil Haygood’s article was published in the Washington Post it received national attention. The movie, “The Butler,” was inspired by Allen’s story.
