Norberto Collado Abreu, the helmsman of the yacht that carried Fidel Castro from Mexico to Cuba to launch his revolution in 1956, has died in Havana. The Cuban News Agency confirmed the death Wednesday, but did not give his age or the cause of death.

The agency said Collado Abreu served in the navy during World War II, but his political leanings later landed him in prison, where he met Castro. Both were freed under amnesty and went into exile in Mexico, only to return and launch the uprising that would topple dictator Fulgencio Batista. Collado Abreu held various posts in the Cuban navy under Castro until 1981.

Guy McElwaine, who as a Hollywood agent and studio chief was involved in blockbusters ranging from "All the President's Men" to "The Karate Kid," has died. He was 71. McElwaine died Wednesday at his Bel-Air. Calif., home after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer.

In the 1960s, McElwaine owned a management and public relations company whose clients included Frank Sinatra, Warren Beatty and The Mamas and The Papas. He later joined Creative Management Associates, an agency that was the forerunner for the powerful International Creative Management.

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