Eugene Allen, the Man Behind The Butler
TIME takes a look at the life of Eugene Allen, the man who inspired the upcoming film, Lee Daniels' The Butler.
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Lee Daniels' upcoming film The Butler was inspired by the life of Eugene Allen, who worked in the White House as a pantry worker, butler, and later maître d’ for eight Presidents from the Truman to Reagan administrations.
