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Celebrity Birthdays, November 18

November 18th, 2007 3:00am EST
Owen Wilson
Happy Birthday to funnyman Owen Wilson (1968), Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett (1962), Weeds actress Elizabeth Perkins (1960), Dynasty actress Linda Evans (1942), classic comedienne Imogene Coca (1908; d. 2001), and Cuban musician and Buena Vista Social Club alum Compay Segundo (1907; d. 2003).
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Buena Vista Social Club Singer Dies At 95

March 28th, 2007 9:44am EDT
Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club star Faustino Oramas has lost his battle with liver cancer in Cuba. He was 95. The singer's death was announced on Cuban state radio yesterday. Oramas, aka El Guayabero, was one of the last remaining members of the group of aged Cuban musicians, dubbed the Buena Vista Social Club.

Guitarist Compay Segundo and pianist Ruben Gonzalez died in 2003, Ibrahim Ferrer passed away in 2005 and singer/composer Pio Leyva lost his life last year. Oramas composed the track Candela for the soundtrack to the hit 1997 Buena Vista Social Club documentary.

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Celebrity Birthdays, November 18

November 18th, 2006 3:00am EST
Owen Wilson
Happy Birthday to funnyman Owen Wilson (1968), Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett (1962), Weeds actress Elizabeth Perkins (1960), Dynasty actress Linda Evans (1942), classic comedienne Imogene Coca (1908; d. 2001), and Cuban musician and Buena Vista Social Club alum Compay Segundo (1907; d. 2003).
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Celebrity Birthdays, November 18

November 18th, 2005 3:00am EST
Kirk Hammett of Metallica
Happy Birthday to funnyman Owen Wilson (1968), Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett (1962), Weeds actress Elizabeth Perkins (1960), Dynasty actress Linda Evans (1942), classic comedienne Imogene Coca (1908; d. 2001), and Cuban musician and Buena Vista Social Club alum Compay Segundo (1907; d. 2003).
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