She also had a number of hit songs, including Old Fashioned Girl, C'est Si Bon and Santa Baby.

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Placek grew up in Santa Rosa, California, and graduated from U.C.

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Mr. Connell was discovered at his Santa Fe apartment and likely died of old age, said Donna Waller of Hilton Head Island, S.C.

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