Red Buttons


 Red Buttons, born Aaron Chwatt (February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006)

His show business career spanned nearly 70 years. Best known as a feisty stand-up comedian with a rapid-fire delivery, he was also a fine character actor in Hollywood films. Buttons won an Academy Award as Best Supporting Actor for "Sayonara" (1957). He kept very busy with live performances, numerous TV guest spots, and appearances in such films as "One Two Three" (1961), "The Longest Day" (1962), "Hatari!" (1962), "Gay Purr-ee" (voice only, 1962), "A Ticklish Affair" (1963), "Harlow" (Golden Globe nomination, 1965), "Stagecoach" (1966), "They Shoot Horses Don't They?" (Golden Globe nomination, 1969), "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972), "Pete's Dragon" (1977), "18 Again!" (1988), and "Into Thin Air" (1990). On TV he was at his raucous best in the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts", where his frequently updated "Never Had a Dinner" sketch was an inseparable part of the fun. Red Buttons died of complications from high blood pressure on July 13, 2006 at age 87, and was cremated.

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