'Dirty Dancing,' 'Ghost' Highlighted Film Career
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Actor Patrick Swayze dies after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Patrick 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.