Costume Drama Rewind - You probably know that the character of Cecil Gaines in Lee Daniels' The Butler was based on the real-life experiences of White House butler Eugene Allen, seen here
![I Feel for Them”: Son of Former White House Butler Says Trump Endangered Health of Residence Staff | Democracy Now! I Feel for Them”: Son of Former White House Butler Says Trump Endangered Health of Residence Staff | Democracy Now!](https://www.democracynow.org/images/story/04/54904/quarter_hd/seg2-trump-eugene.jpg)
I Feel for Them”: Son of Former White House Butler Says Trump Endangered Health of Residence Staff | Democracy Now!
![The Butler movie: True story? Eugene Allen vs. Cecil Gaines, Lee Daniels' fictional version of factual White House servant. The Butler movie: True story? Eugene Allen vs. Cecil Gaines, Lee Daniels' fictional version of factual White House servant.](https://compote.slate.com/images/7ba5035b-b43f-4561-916c-b69593ac7d88.jpg)
The Butler movie: True story? Eugene Allen vs. Cecil Gaines, Lee Daniels' fictional version of factual White House servant.
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![The Butler” documents the life of Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), a White House butler. – Western Courier The Butler” documents the life of Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker), a White House butler. – Western Courier](https://westerncourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/9a7e02d92e2f30f966205ae4891dfb6a.jpg)