![]() ![]() Reserved seat ticket holders must be seated by 6:55 pm or they may forfeit right to free seat. General public tickets are available Friday, Nov. Tickets for the lecture are available for the Miami community beginning Tuesday, Oct. 5, Haygood, also a biographer and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, speaks on “The Hot Summer of 1964: Wil Haygood Takes You There,” at 7 p.m., also in Hall Auditorium. After you've seen the movie, hear from the author The movie stars among Hollywood's "A" list of actors: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jane Fonda and Robin Williams, among others. Haygood had the good fortune of working with the screenwriters and Lee Daniels during filming and is one of the long list of producers. The movie is based on an article by Wil Haygood (Miami '76) a Washington Post writer who had the idea and then located Allen in the days before the election of America's first African-American president in 2008. "The Butler" is inspired by the true story of Eugene Allen, an African-American man who witnessed the civil rights changes in America while serving eight presidential administrations at the White House. Free tickets available to movie and lectureĪs part of a Celebrating Freedom program, Miami University is offering three free showings of the top-rated movie "The Butler" at 4 p.m., 7:30 p.m. ![]()
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