Some of the most entertaining, and informative, biographies today are those written by “King of Cats: The Life and Times of Adam Clayton Powell Jr.” and “Sweet Thunder: The Life and Times of Sugar Ray Robinson” are among them.
His writing took off in an exciting new direction, though, when an article that he wrote for the Washington Post in 2008 about legendary was made into a movie with a cast that includes Jane Fonda, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Forest Whitaker, Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Mariah Carey and Vanessa Redgrave.
Haygood spoke about due out later this year, when he came to Denver last week for an event hosted by Morgan Stanley Wealth Management for members and friends of
Allen was hired as a “pantry man” at the White House in 1952 and served under eight presidents until retiring 34 years later, as head butler. .
“An Evening with Wil Haygood,” was held at the Cable Center and included a question and answer session moderated by editor Gregory Moore, a past president of Delta Eta Boulé.
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