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Red Buttons (born Aaron Chwatt; February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was an American actor and comedian. He won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for his supporting role in the 1957 film Sayonara.
Red Buttons. Actor: Pete's Dragon. Although Red Buttons is best known as a stand-up comic, he is also a successful songwriter, an Academy Award-winning actor (and has been nominated for two Golden Globe awards) and an accomplished singer.
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Red Buttons. Actor: Pete's Dragon. Although Red Buttons is best known as a stand-up comic, he is also a successful songwriter, an Academy Award-winning actor (and has been nominated for two Golden Globe awards) and an accomplished singer.
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- July 13, 2006
- February 5, 1919
Jul 13, 2006 · Red Buttons was a comedian, actor, singer and songwriter who won an Oscar for Sayonara (1957). He also starred in The Poseidon Adventure, Pete's Dragon, The Longest Day and many other films and TV shows.
Red Buttons, a comic who rose to television stardom and went on to win an Oscar in 1958 for his dramatic performance in “Sayonara,” died today.
Jul 14, 2006 · Red Buttons, the impish former burlesque comic who became an early TV sensation and an Academy Award-winning character actor during a career that spanned more than seven decades, died...
Jul 14, 2006 · LOS ANGELES — Red Buttons, a burlesque comedian who became a top star in early television and then won the 1957 Oscar as best supporting actor with a surprising dramatic turn in...
