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Actor Elliot Gould, 67, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" Aug. 7, 2006, in Los Angeles. He and Buttons both appeared in a 1978 television tribute to the 50th birthday of Mickey Mouse. Buttons died at age 87 on July 13, 2006.
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Actress Paula Prentiss, 68, and husband, actor Richard Benjamin, 68, attend the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006.
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Steve Martin, 60, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006. He and Buttons both made cameo appearances in "The Muppets Go Hollywood," a 1979 TV special.
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Actor Charles Durning, 83, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006. He and Buttons both made cameo appearances in "The Muppets Go Hollywood," a 1979 TV special.
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Actress Sally Kirkland, 61, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006.
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Actor Mickey Rooney, 85, and wife Jan attend the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006. During the course of their careers, Rooney and Buttons worked on several projects together, including the Disney feature "Pete's Dragon" (1977).
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Actor Eric Roberts, 50, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006. Roberts and Buttons co-starred in a movie called "The Ambulance" (1990).
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Director Arthur Hiller, 82, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006.
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Actress Stella Stevens, 69, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006. She and Buttons worked together in the classic disaster movie "The Poseidon Adventure" (1972).
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Actress Rose Marie, 82, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006. She and Buttons were among contributors to the documentary "The Real Las Vegas" (1996).
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Comedians and married couple Anne Meara, 76, and Jerry Stiller, 79, attend the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006.
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Actress Michelle Phillips, 62, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006. Phillips was one of the stars of the long-running TV series "Knot's Landing." In the ninth season, Buttons played a recurring character named Al Baker.
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Actress Barbara Eden, 71, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006. Eden and Buttons co-starred in a 1962 movie "Five Weeks in a Balloon."
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Loni Anderson, 61, and Barbara Eden, 71, attend the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006.
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Actress Renee Taylor, 73, and actor Joe Bologna, 72, attend the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006.
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Michele Lee, 64, and Joan Van Ark, 63, attend the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006. Lee and Van Ark were stars of the long-running TV series "Knot's Landing." In the ninth season, Buttons played a recurring character named Al Baker.
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Actress Nanette Fabray, 85, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006. Among other projects, Fabray and Buttons co-starred in a 1970 TV production of "George M!"
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Actress Connie Stevens, 68, and daughter Tricia Leigh Fisher attend the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006. Stevens and Buttons co-starred in a 1981 TV movie titled "Side Show."
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Actor Ed Asner, 76, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006.
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Actress Valerie Harper, 65, attends the tribute "Red Buttons: A Celebration of Life and Laughter" in Los Angeles on Aug. 7, 2006.
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