Images of Patrick Swayze, 1952-2009
In this 1985 file photo, actor Patrick Swayze is shown in Los Angeles. Swayze's publicist Annett Wolf says the 57-year-old "Dirty Dancing" actor died Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, after a nearly two-year battle with pancreatic cancer.
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Actor Patrick Swayze and singer Mariah Carey share the set of NBC-TV's Saturday Night Live during rehearsal Thursday, Oct. 25, 1990 in New York, in Mid-town Manhattan for the broadcast which featured Swayze as guest host.
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Penny (Cynthia Rhodes, left) and Johnny (Patrick Swayze, right) prepare Baby (Jennifer Grey, center) for the Magic Mambo Dance in the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing"
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Scene from the film "Road House" featuring Kelly Lynch and Patrick Swayze, 1989
American actor Patrick Swayze dances with an unidentified woman along a 660 foot red carpet during the opening ceremony of the new Planet Hollywood restaurant in Dubai Tuesday, May 26, 1998.
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Patrick Swayze speaks to students and faculty of the Nevada Ballet Theatre in Las Vegas, Thursday, July 28, 2005,to promote "One Last Dance, " a full length feature film set for DVD release Aug 23.
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In this photo released by MGM/UA, actor Patrick Swayze stars as a cool-headed barroom bouncer hired to clean up a rowdy Missouri tavern in "Road House," 1989.
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In this Aug. 18, 1997 file photo, actor Patrick Swayze kisses his wife, Lisa, after the unveiling of his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles.
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In this image released by WKT Public Relations, Patrick Swayze, left, and his wife Lisa Niemi pose with their dogs, poodle Lucas, left, and Rhodesian Ridgeback puppy Kumasai at their ranch in New Mexico on May 13, 2009.
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Patrick Swayze and British entertainer Claire Sweeney, right, attend a photocall to announce their starring roles in the West End musical 'Guys and Dolls', in central London, Monday June 5, 2006.
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Actor Patrick Swayze, shown in this May 1992 file photo, fell off his horse Friday, May 9, 1997, and hit a tree during the shooting of an escape scene, suffering a broken leg, according to makers of the film ``Letters from a Killer.''
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This undated publicity photo, provided by Warner Bros., shows cast members from the 1983 film "The Outsiders," directed by Francis Ford Coppola. From left, are Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, C. Thomas Howell, Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio, Patrick Swayze and Tom Cruise. A 22 minute-longer version of the movie bearing a new rock 'n' roll soundtrack makes a limited theatrical rerelease Friday, Sept. 9, 2005, with a two-disc DVD to come out Sept. 20.
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In this Nov. 28, 2005 file photo, actor Patrick Swayze poses for the photographers, prior to the premiere of his new film "Keeping Mum" at a Leicester Square cinema in central London.
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Actor Patrick Swayze as adventurer Allan Quatermain appears in this scene from the Hallmark Channel's remake of "King Solomon's Mines," in this undated publicity photo.
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Jennifer Grey (Baby) and Patrick Swayze (Johnny) in the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing."
In this photo released by MGM/UA, actor Patrick Swayze stars as a cool-headed barroom bouncer hired to clean up a rowdy Missouri tavern in "Road House," 1989.
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In this photo released by Warner Bros., actor Patrick Swayze stars in the film "Next of Kin," 1989.
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Patrick Swayze stars as Ernie 'Slam' Webster, a young man with an unfaithful wife who feels trapped in a small town in "Grandview, U.S.A.," a Warner Bros. release.
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In this image provided by Lionsgate Home Entertainment, Patrick Swayze, portraying Johnny Castle, and Jennifer Grey, portraying Baby Houseman, are shown in a scene from the film, "Dirty Dancing."
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In this Nov. 28, 2005 file photo, actress Patrick Swayze, right, accompanied by his wife Lisa Niemi pose prior to the premiere of his film "Keeping Mum" in central London.
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Sam Wheat (Patrick Swayze, left) is a ghost who watches Molly Jensen (Demi Moore) and Carl Bruner (Tony Goldwyn) put away Sam's belongings following his death in the suspense-thriller "Ghost," a startling love story.
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In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Demi Moore, left, and Patrick Swayze are shown in a scene from "Ghost."
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In this May 23, 2008 file photo, actor Patrick Swayze watches the Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs play in the first half in Game 2 of the NBA Western Conference basketball finals in Los Angeles.
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Patrick Swayze (Johnny) and Jennifer Grey (Baby) in the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing."
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