But it would be for the better: after a few years in obscurity, Buttons reappeared opposite Marlon Brando in the 1957 romantic drama Sayonara, winning an Academy Award for his role as an airman in Japan during the Korean War. In 1952, Buttons starred in The Red Buttons Show, a television variety series that sadly only lasted three years. After working the mountains, Buttons worked the stage, even appearing in the last of the old New York City burlesque shows before Mayor LaGuardia broke up the gig. As the story goes, Rosenblatt recruited then 8-year-old Aaron Chwatt, son of Jewish immigrants-into his famous Cooperman’s Choir after the cantor heard the boy sing at a Lower East Side pickle stand.īuttons, so nicknamed for his red hair and early gig as a singing bellhop in the Bronx, would be classic Borscht Belt. If the high fashion world of NYC can spot the trend.Legend has it, famed Ukrainian cantor and composer Yossele Rosenblatt discovered the boy who would become the vibrant vaudeville star known as Red Buttons. She also just broke into the world of high fashion in New York City recently when she did a custom design for a well known bridal gown designer's runway show. Hayley also donates a portion of her profits to an organization called Art With A Heart For Children. Her job is taking my artwork and having it silk screened on the T-shirts.' 'I hope you like my T-shirts because I do all the artwork myself! 'Art is very inspiring and I hope that my clothing line will inspire other kids to follow their dreams too because you are NEVER too young,' Hayley exclaims on her site.

The Southern California girl has a love for art and clothing. Haley launched her fashion line when she was only 7, and her HaleyBopTees have since become popular and trendy in schools.

This children's T-shirt line was created by an 8 year old.

8 yr old girl with red button shirt