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R.I.P. Red Buttons
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5178496.stm
American comedian and actor Red Buttons has died at the age of 87.
He died of vascular disease at his home in the Century City area of Los Angeles, according to his publicist.
Famed for his red hair, his career began in the 1930s on stage before he landed his own television programme, The Red Buttons Show, in 1952.
A move into cinema brought him a 1957 Oscar win for best supporting actor as Sgt Joe Kelly in the film Sayonara, starring Marlon Brando.
His last screen appearance was in a recurring guest role in hospital drama ER in 2005, for which he was nominated for an Emmy.
His publicist Warren Cowan said he had been ill for some time, and was with family members when he died.
In his teens, Red Buttons was spotted by burlesque theatre owners, becoming the youngest comic on the circuit.
His success in Sayonara led to other film roles including The Longest Day, They Shoot Horses, Don't They? and The Poseidon Adventure.
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Been inclined to wander... off the beaten track.
That's where there's thunder... and the wind shouts back.
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Addicted to MacNN  Join Date: Jul 2005
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...he never got a dinner.
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