Eugene Allen
Eugene Allen (July 14, 1919 – March 31, 2010)[1] worked for the White House for 34 years until he retired as the head butler in 1986. He started in the White House in 1952 as a "pantry man" and over the years rose in his position until finally attaining the most prestigious rank of butlers serving in the White House, Maître d'.[2]
He died March 31, 2010 of renal failure at Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park.[3]
Columbia Pictures has purchased the rights to make a movie of Allen's life.[4]
References
- ^ Haygood, Wil (April 2, 2010). "Eugene Allen, White House butler for 8 presidents, dies at 90". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/01/AR2010040103444.html. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ Haygood, Wil (November 7, 2008). "A Butler Well Served by This Election". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/11/06/AR2008110603948.html. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ Haygood, Wil (April 2, 2010). "Eugene Allen, White House butler for 8 presidents, dies at 90". The Washington Post. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/01/AR2010040103444.html?g=0. Retrieved May 2, 2010.
- ^ "Columbia tells White House butler story". HollywoodReporter.com. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3idbd416c66b0ba79fbf346caed9c9b360. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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July 14, 1919 |
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