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Patrick Swayze 1952-2009

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RIP Patrick Swayze

Patrick Swayze, Hollywood's Dirty Dancer, Dead at 57

Today 5:01 PM PDT by Joal Ryan


(AP) – 19 minutes ago
LOS ANGELES — Patrick Swayze has died after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Swayze's publicist Annett Wolf says the 57-year-old "Dirty Dancing" actor died Monday with family at his side. He came forward about his illness last spring, but continued working as he underwent treatments.
It was 1987 when Swayze became a star with his performance in "Dirty Dancing," a coming-of-age story set in a Catskills resort. The 1990 film "Ghost" cemented his status as a screen favorite.
Swayze played a murdered man trying to communicate with his fiancee through a spirit played by Whoopi Goldberg.

He kept on working even after it was disclosed in March 2008 that he had a particularly deadly form of cancer. He starred in "The Beast," an A&E drama series, and said he and his wife were working on a memoir.

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Minnie avatar
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#27
They were very blessed to have each other, love such as theirs is rare. The Barbara Walters interview is very, very moving, definitely a tissue moment. :cry:
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#28
"A relationship survives because of keeping the friendship alive and learning how to fall in love over and over again and never taking the other person for granted and seeing things in a new light with new eyes," Patrick said in 2007. "We're big believers in, arguments are okay as long as it's not about your ego, but it's about a mutual goal -- trying to create something special." :wub::wub:

Thanks Minnie - it was bittersweet to look at photos and read about their lives together.:(:( But worth it.

I wonder how Lisa is doing?

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Lady D avatar
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#29
One of my favorite scenes :wub:


RIP, Patrick. Bless those you left behind.

Allifunn, this was my alltime favorite movie of his. I loved this scene also. It saddens me so much to think he is gone. I however, did love Roadhouse and Ghost was my second favorite. Patrick, you will be greatly missed, :cry:, may you rest in peace. You now are no longer suffering.

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aggieb avatar
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#30
i love this one. :(:wub:

Lynnie avatar
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#31
I saw the Barbara Walters Special - lovely couple. Strong man, indeed!!
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#32
I think I got my first real kiss in 1990 listening to this.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLNhHzxmJlo"]YouTube - Memory of Patrick Swayze - She's Like The Wind - ( 14.09.09 RIP )[/ame]
Teresa avatar
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#33
I've seen all the mags on the racks at Publix, with Patrick on the front (People, etc.)... he's so dam cute. but then there are those disgusting mags that have the worst possible photos of him, in the last months of his life - horrible pictures, blown up as big as possible, right on the front of the magazines! why would they do that? I would never buy such a thing. the worst in tasteless, imo.
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#34
To answer your question simply, money. I know, its ashamed that money is the focus for most of societies downfalls. Try staying away from the political forum if you agree.

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