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TILL 2 p.m. OTHER BREAKFASTS SERVED ALL DAY 108 FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 1987 The Ho-Ho-Man Continued from preceding page appeared in Wine, Women and Son.- for Minsky. This was the last b burlesque show in New York City because the La Guardia administration closed it. Buttons was on the stage the night the place was raided. During World War II, But- tons, in the Army Air Corps, was chosen for a role in Moss Hart's Winged Victory. First he did the Broadway show and then the motion picture. When Winged Victory disbanded, Buttons joined Mickey Rooney's outfit in France, and together they entertained the troops all through the European Theater. Buttons had the honor of performing at the Potsdam Conference and was among the first troops to enter Berlin. After the war, his career continued to soar. And in 1952, he struck it big on television with The Red But- tons Show. He won the Academy of Radio and Televi- sion Arts and Sciences Award (which later became the Eni- my) as "Best Comedian of 1953." The series lasted three years. Raised in an Orthodox home, Buttons combined his culture with his comedy an- tics. One of his TV trademarks was cupping his ears and dancing around the stage on one foot while chan- ting "Ho-Ho." "I got that from going to synagogue with my father as a kid," he explains. "The Chasidim used to hold their ears, dance around and chant. So I guess we're all products of our conditioning and our upbringing. I think Pavlov was right in that respect." When his show finally did fold, Buttons says he was disappointed and depressed for awhile. "That was a dark period for me," he admits. "Looking back, I wish I had more wisdom when I was operating my series. We made some basic mistakes. We tried to fix things that weren't broken and that's always deadly." The depression didn't last long, however, for in 1957 he was tapped to play opposite Marlon Brando in Sayonara. The year 1958 brightened considerably with an Oscar and the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. A new career in films followed, with such hits as Harlow and They Shoot Horses, Don't They?, which brought him two more Golden Globe nominations. Making the switch from comedy to serious acting came naturally for Buttons. He says, "I guess I had that capacity all my life and never knew it. But the timing was right. The film came at a time in my career when I needed it. It was a battle to get the role in Sayonara. It took two screen tests and four months of struggling, but I finally made it." He admits it may have been more difficult for him than others to be taken seriously because of his huge success in comedy. "You're always stereotyped in this business and that was one of the miracles for me — breaking out of that box. But I wanted that role, dreamed about it and eventually wound up making perhaps the best tests for it. So I got it." As Buttons looks back on a career that has spanned over half a century, he says the highlights are obvious. "Every way station is a highlight," he explained. "If you're entertaining on street corners and then you go from there into an amateur con- test, that's a highlight. If you go from there into the Cat- skill Mountains, that's a highlight. From there into burlesque at Minsky's, into Broadway shows or playing the big houses with the big bands, everything is a plateau and a highlight. "But the two big, big highlights of my career," he continues, "were my televi- sion series and the Academy Award for Sayonara. I would say they are undoubtedly the two outstanding hits in a long and checkered career!' Having just finished six shows for "Knots Landing," Buttons says he keeps himself busy with interesting projects as they arise. His most recent film was Reunion at Fair- borough with Robert Mit- chum and Deborah Kerr. He also keeps busy doing celebri- ty roasts, and is a frequent star in the gambling palaces of Las Vegas, Lake Tahoe, Reno and Atlantic City. He has written and record- ed a children's album of Poems on the Golden Record Label entitled Poems For My Daughter's Children and Other Little People, Love Daddy. A modest man who cherishes his roots, Buttons has been honored by his peo- ple. The Israel Cancer Research Fund recently nam- ed an annual fellowship in his honor, and he recently record- ed an 18-hour-long interview, along with other prominent Jews of the 20th Century, for the American Jewish Congress. At 68, an age when most men think of retiring, But- tons has no such plans. He says he's ready, willing and able to accept any new assign- ment that comes his way. "There are no blueprints in this business!" he notes. "You can't sit down and map it all out because a career takes on a labyrinthian path. We all lope along, as they say, doing the best we can. "But I do pride myself on being a practicing profes- sional," he concludes. "So whatever comes along, I'm there and ready for it. I've never been reluctant to take my place in the batter's box to take a good swing at everything!" ❑ I GOING PLACES I Continued from preceding page OPUS 3 The Community House, 380 S. Bates, Birmingham, concert, 3 p.m. Sunday, admission, 644-5832. COMEDY DUFFY'S ON THE LAKE 3133 Union Lake Rd., Union Lake, Bob Posch and John Cionca, 9:30 and 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, admission, 363-9469. NORTHWOOD INN AND COMEDY CASTLE 2593 Woodward, Berkley, Barry Diamond, 8:30 and 11:30 p.m. today and Saturday; Kip Addotta, 8:30 p.m. Tuesday through Oct. 3, admission, 542-9900. THEATER SHAW FESTIVAL Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, Peter Pan, now until Oct. 11, Fanny's First Play, today and Saturday, and Night Of Jan. 16th, today and Saturday, (416) 468-2172. FISHER THEATRE Fisher Building, Detroit, Arsenic and Old Lace, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, admission, 872-1000. GREAT LAKES DINNER PLAYHOUSE 31 N. Walnut, Mt. Clemens, cocktails 6 p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m., Grease, now through Oct. 10, admission, 463-0340. STAGECRAFTERS Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette, Royal Oak, Two By Two, 8 p.m. today and Saturday, admission, 541-6430. ATTIC THEATRE 7339 Third Ave., Detroit,