Actor, Comedian Red Buttons Dies

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-- Red Buttons died Thursday. He was 87. The red-haired entertainer won an Oscar for his acting, but first made his name with comedy. He was born Aaron Chwatt in New York City. He won an Oscar for the film Sayonara, in which he played a soldier in Japan after World War II. --

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Also see oldfogey's obituary.