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...DIED. Red Buttons, 87, impish comedian who emerged from burlesque and Borscht Belt clubs to forge a successful acting career, with roles in more than 30 films including Sayonara, Pete's Dragon and The Poseidon Adventure; in Los Angeles. Born Aaron Chwatt, he was nicknamed for his red hair and the brass buttons on his uniform at an early gig and became an overnight hit in 1952 with his own CBS variety show. He won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his 1956 portrayal of a U.S. airman in a doomed romance with a Japanese woman in Sayonara, starring Marlon...
...With reporting by Aaron J. Klein/Tel Aviv
...with reporting by Aaron J. Klein/Tel Aviv and Elaine Shannon/Washington
...With Reporting by Aaron J. Klein/Jerusalem
...DIED. Aaron Spelling, 83, gentle, trailblazing TV tycoon; in Los Angeles. Set on transcending his Dallas boyhood as the son of poor immigrant Jews, he produced his first hit, Burke's Law, in 1963, presaging a gift for what he called "mind candy." He made more than 3,000 shows in his five-decade career, including TV movies (The Boy in the Plastic Bubble), drama (Family) and addictive soaps (Charlie's Angels; Dynasty; Beverly Hills, 90210) that invigorated watercooler chatter but sometimes drew critical derision. "The knocks," he said, "bother you. But you have a choice of proving yourself...