Scoop is saddened to report that burlesque comic and Academy Award winner Red Buttons has passed away after a long battle with vascular disease. He was 87.

Born Aaron Chwatt in 1919, the red-headed mischievous comic appeared in Broadway plays and musicals before landing his own television show, "The Red Buttons Show," in 1952. Five years later, his supporting role in the Marlon Brando film, Sayonara, landed him an Oscar and Golden Globe.

During his career, which spanned seven decades, Red Buttons appeared in more than 30 films.

Read more about his remarkable life here: http://www.chicagotribune.com.