Personal Life
Buttons married actress Roxanne Arlen in 1947, but it soon ended in divorce. He married Helayne McNorton on December 8, 1949, and they divorced 1963. His last marriage was to Alicia Pratt, and lasted from January 27, 1964 until her death in March 2001. Buttons had two children, Amy Buttons and Adam Buttons. He was the advertising spokesman for the Century Village, Florida retirement community.
Buttons was an early member of the Synagogue for the Performing Arts, and at the time, Rabbi Jerome Cutler was the Rabbi.
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