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]
Columbia Pictures has purchased the rights to make a movie of Allen's life.[3]
References
- ^ "Eugene Allen, White House butler for 8 presidents, dies at 90". The Washington Post. April 2, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-10.
- ^ "A Butler Well Served by This Election". The Washington Post. November 7, 2008. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ^ "Columbia tells White House butler story". HollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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