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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rochel1977" data-source="post: 5526786" data-attributes="member: 371">Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze dies of cancerPatrick Swayze, 57, an actor who enjoyed success in Hollywood as the snake-hipped charmer of "Dirty Dancing" and a romantic lead from beyond the grave in "Ghost," died Sept. 14, his publicist reported from Los Angeles. He had pancreatic cancer.<img src="http://img.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2008/03_01/PatrickSwayzeRETNA_468x666.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Swayze's best-remembered movies -- "Dirty Dancing" (1987) with Jennifer Grey and "Ghost" (1990) with Demi Moore -- were unexpected hits that relied more on terrific soundtracks and appealing performances than dramatic plausibility."Dirty Dancing" featured Mr. Swayze as a dangerously hunky Catskills dance teacher named Johnny Castle who teams with a guest's shy daughter for a dance performance at a neighboring hotel. They also fall in love.Mr. Swayze co-wrote and sang a hit song from the film, "She's Like the Wind," which reached No. 3 on the pop charts.</blockquote>

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