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Red Buttons

Red Buttons(Aaron Chwatt)actor, comedian Born: 2/5/1919Birthplace: New York City At the age of sixteen, Buttons began working as a comedian in vaudeville, burlesque, and on the Catskills “ Borscht…

Red Skelton

Red Skelton(Richard Bernard Skelton)comedian, actorBorn: 7/18/1913Birthplace: Vincennes, Indiana Skelton's father was a circus clown who died before Red was born. By age 15 Skelton was performing on…

Red Auerbach

Red AuerbachBorn: Sept. 20, 1917Basketball 4th winningest coach (regular season and playoffs) in NBA history; won 1,037 times in 20 years; as coach-GM, led Boston to 9 NBA titles, including 8…

Red Grange

Red GrangeBorn: June 13, 1903Football HB 3-time All-America at Illinois who brought 1st huge crowds to pro football when he signed with Chicago Bears in 1925; formed 1st AFL with manager-…

Red Holzman

Red HolzmanBorn: Aug. 10, 1920Basketball played for NBL and NBA champions at Rochester (1946,51); coached NY Knicks to 2 NBA titles (1970,73); Coach of Year (1970); ranks 13th on all-time NBA…

Eric the Red

Eric the Red (also Erik Thorvaldson, Eirik Raude or Eirik Torvaldsson) was a native of Norway and the founder of the first European settlement in Greenland. Nicknamed for the color of his hair, Eric…

Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood]

Little Red-Cap [Little Red Riding Hood] Once upon a time there was a dear little girl who was loved by everyone who looked at her, but most of all by her grandmother, and there was nothing…

Brewer's: Admiral of the Red

A punning term applied to a wine-bibber whose face and nose are very red. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894AdmittanceAdmiral of the Blue A B C D E F G…

Brewer's: Blue and Red

in public-house signs, are heraldic colours, as the Blue Pig, the Blue Cow, the Red Lion, the Red Hart, etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Blue and…