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With stars like Tito Puente and Celia Cruz under his wing, Ralph Mercado, 67, became the most influential concert promoter in the Latin music world, spreading the salsa gospel to new audiences and venues, such as Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall.
• At 17, actress Betsy Blair, 85, married dance legend Gene Kelly at the start of a promising career that came to an abrupt halt when she was blacklisted. She made a comeback with an Oscar nomination for 1955's Marty.
• Though he felt it was a mistake at the time, Alan W. Livingston, 91, brought the fledgling Beatles...
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