In 1952, The Red Buttons Show was widely acclaimed as the most promising new show on television, and its star was featured on the cover of Time Magazine. Millions of children did their versions of Buttons's theme song, hopping and singing...

Red Buttons (February 5, 1919 – July 13, 2006) was an American comedian and...

In "Die Höllenfahrt der Poseidon" (1972), dessen Remake durch Wolfgang Petersen gerade auf der Leinwand zu bestaunen war, hatte der amerikanische Schauspieler Red Buttons einen denkwürdigen Auftritt als empfindsamer Junggeselle, der sich inmitten des allgemeinen Chaos' in eine deutlich jüngere Sängerin verliebt. Interessanterweise ist...

He was the quintessential merry little man, back when there was honor in being known as the quintessential merry little man. Yes, honor -- in being able to make a living by hopping around onstage, alternating from foot to foot, one hand cupped...

Former House Speaker Jim Black surrendered to federal marshals Monday to begin serving his five-year sentence for political corruption."I'm prepared for about anything," Black said when asked if he was ready for prison. Wearing gray slacks and a red button-down shirt, the 72-year-old smiled at...

Ellen Hanley _ a musical-theater performer best-known for playing Fiorello LaGuardia's first wife in the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Fiorello!" _ has died of a stroke after a long battle with cancer. She was 80.Hanley died Monday at Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital, her daughter, Nora Graham, said.The actress,...