Actor-comedian Red Buttons dies at age 87
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Red Buttons, the flame-haired  comedian and Oscar-winning actor of 1957 film &quot;Sayonara,&quot; died  on Thursday at his Los Angeles-area home at the age of 87 of  vascular disease, his publicist said.
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Sid Raymond, an actor who landed roles alongside A-list stars and was the voice of beloved cartoon characters but went largely nameless himself, has died. He was 97.
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Legendary Hollywood animator Joseph  Barbera, whose characters Fred and Wilma Flintstone and  Scooby-Doo made generations of people laugh, died on Monday at  age 95, the Warner Bros. film studio said in a statement.
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Red Buttons, the carrot-topped burlesque comedian who became a top star in early television and then in a dramatic role won the 1957 Oscar as supporting actor in &quot;Sayonara,&quot; died Thursday. He was 87.
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Aaron Spelling, a onetime movie bit player who created a massive number of hit series, from the vintage &quot;Charlie&#039;s Angels&quot; and &quot;Dynasty&quot; to &quot;Beverly Hills 90210&quot; and &quot;Melrose Place,&quot; died Friday, his publicist said. He was 83.
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Comedian Joey Bishop, the last surviving member of the august group of entertainers known as the Rat Pack, led by Frank Sinatra, has died at age 89, his longtime friend and publicist, Warren Cowan, said on Thursday.
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The founder of the legendary Bowery punk-rock club died on Tuesday from lung cancer. He was 75.
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Stand-up comedian and actor Richard  Jeni, a regular on NBC's "The Tonight Show," has died in an  apparent suicide, police said on Sunday.
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Comedian Johnny Carson, the king of  U.S. late-night television as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show"  for nearly 30 years -- and the last face millions of Americans  saw before drifting off to sleep -- died on Sunday at age 79  after a long battle with emphysema.
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Stand-up comedian and actor Richard Jeni, a regular on NBC's "The Tonight Show," has died in an apparent suicide, police said on Sunday.
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Joey Bishop, the deadpan comedian, TV host and last of the super-hip team of performers known as the Rat Pack, led by Frank Sinatra, has died at age 89, his publicist said on Thursday.
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Remembering the brilliant comic who blazed a trail for free speech and was killed by "an overdose of police"
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Comedian Johnny Carson, the king of  U.S. late-night television as host of NBC's "The Tonight Show"  for nearly 30 years, died on Sunday at age 79 after a long  battle with emphysema.
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Robert Altman, the caustic and irreverent satirist behind "M-A-S-H," "Nashville" and "The Player" who made a career out of bucking Hollywood, has died at 81. The director died Monday night at a Los Angeles Hospital, Joshua Astrachan, a producer at Altman's Sandcastle 5 Productions in New York City, told The Associated Press.
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Coley Wallace, who knocked out Rocky Marciano in an amateur bout and played Joe Louis in two movies has died. He was 77.
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Former Mr. Universe turned actor   Mickey Hargitay, the onetime husband of Hollywood bombshell   Jayne Mansfield and father of Emmy-winning actress Mariska   Hargitay, has died at the age of 80.
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J.L. Hunter "Red" Rountree, the nation's oldest known bank robber, who turned to crime in his 80s and said the robberies made him feel good for days afterward, died in a prison hospital. He was 92.