Patrick Swayze, who danced his way to heartthrob status with the hit "Dirty Dancing," died Monday after a two-year battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. Swayze's publicist Annett Wolf says the actor died with family at his side. He came forward about his illness last spring, but continued working as he underwent treatments. Vaulted to star status in 1987 with his performance in "Dirty Dancing," a coming-of-age story set in a Catskills resort, Swayze enjoyed a varied Hollywood career. The 1990 film "Ghost" cemented his status as a screen favorite. Swayze played a murdered man trying to communicate with his fiancee through...
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