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Published: December 11, 2009
Short takes/Celeb birthdays: Friday, December 11, 2009
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→Actress Rita Moreno , 78.

→Singer David Gates (Bread), 69.

→Actress Donna Mills (" Knots Landing ”), 67.

→Singer Brenda Lee , 65.

→Actress Linda Day George , 65.

→Actress Teri Garr , 62.

→Actress Bess Armstrong , 56.

→Singer Jermaine Jackson , 55.

→Bassist Nikki Sixx ( Motley Crue ), 51.

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