Alicia pratt biography
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Alicia pratt biography
AKA Aaron Chwatt
Born:5-Feb-1919
Birthplace:New York City[1]
Died:13-Jul-2006
Location of death:Century City, CA
Cause of death: Heart Failure
Remains: Cremated
Gender: Male
Religion:Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Nationality: United States
Executive summary:They Shoot Horses Don't They?
Military service: US Army
In a tale Buttons often told, he started in show business by singing sad songs on the streets of New York, in front of a hand-lettered sign that said, "I'm an orphan." He was not an orphan, but grew up with his parents in a comfortable Bronx home near Biograph Studios, where silent movies were made.
As a teenager he earned his stage name by working as a singing bellhop in a snooty bar, wearing a uniform with shiny red buttons that matched his hair.
His first notice came in the WWII propaganda play and subsequent film Winged Victory.
Afterward Buttons spent several years to