Eugene Allen

Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Before ‘The Butler,’ there was ‘Backstairs at the White House’

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In wake of ‘The Butler’ success, African-American ex-White House staffers reflect

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Lee Daniels joins Rev. Al Sharpton to discuss ‘The Butler’

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Actor Harry Lennix calls ‘The Butler’ ‘historical porn’

theGRIO REPORT – Although director Lee Daniels’ Oscar-baity film ‘The Butler’, which is based on the life of real life White House service-worker Eugene Allen, is receiving rave reviews — one black character actor is lashing out at the project…
/ August 13, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Oprah Winfrey: ‘Trayvon Martin paralleled Emmett Till’

theGRIO REPORT – Oprah Winfrey talks about her new movie ‘The Butler,’ and says that ‘Trayvon Martin paralleled Emmett Till’…
/ August 5, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

On ‘The Butler,’ and the legendary life of Eugene Allen

ESSAY – In my mind Eugene Allen’s story is nothing less than a hero’s tale, forming its own distinctly American folklore in the imagination – an odyssey that took one man from the sprawling plantation homes of Virginia to the heart of America’s capital…
/ August 2, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

First trailer for Lee Daniels’ ‘The Butler’ released

theGRIO REPORT – The first trailer for the the upcoming Lee Daniels film The Butler has been released…
/ May 8, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Lee Daniels promises 'no urination, no cursing' in next film 'The Butler'

theGRIO REPORT – Director Lee Daniels (‘Precious’) is still reeling from the mixed reaction his sexually provocative drama ‘The Paperboy’ received from critics and audiences…
/ January 24, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

'True Blood' star Nelsan Ellis will play Martin Luther King Jr. in star-studded 'The Butler'

SLIDESHOW – Nelsan Ellis, most widely known as Lafayette Reynolds on the HBO original series ‘True Blood’, has been selected by director Lee Daniels to play the role of Martin Luther King Jr. in his upcoming film, ‘The Butler’…
/ July 31, 2012

White House butler to 8 presidents dies at 90

WASHINGTON (AP) – Eugene Allen, a White House butler who served presidents from Harry Truman through Ronald Reagan, has died. He was 90…
/ April 2, 2010