Patrick Swayze dies at 57 of pancreatic cancer
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Patrick Swayze, whose good looks and sympathetic performances in films such as “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost” made him a romantic idol to millions, died Monday. He was 57.
Swayze died of pancreatic cancer, his publicist, Annett Wolf, told CNN.
Swayze’s doctor, Dr. George Fisher, revealed in early March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from the disease.
Flowers decorate Patrick Swayze’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into moviegoers’ hearts with ‘Dirty Dancing‘ and then broke them with ‘Ghost,’ died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Patrick Swayze dies at 57 of pancreatic cancer
Swayze said he opted not to use painkilling drugs while making “The Beast” because they would have taken the edge off his performance. The show drew a respectable 1.3 million viewers when the 13 episodes ran in 2009, but A&E said it had reluctantly decided not to renew it for a second season.
When he first went public with the illness, some reports gave him only weeks to live, but his doctor said his situation was “considerably more optimistic” than that. Swayze acknowledged that time might be running out given the grim nature of the disease.
“I’d say five years is pretty wishful thinking,” Swayze told ABC’s Barbara Walters in early 2009. “Two years seems likely if you’re going to believe statistics. I want to last until they find a cure, which means I’d better get a fire under it.”
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Patrick Swayze was one of my favorite actors. i always watch his last television series which is The Beast.
auto-quote: The story Patrick Swayze, whose good looks and sympathetic performances in films such as "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" made him a romantic idol to millions, died Monday. He was 57. Swayze died of pancreatic cancer, his publicist, Annett Wolf, told CNN. Swayze’s doctor, Dr. George Fisher, revealed in early March 2008 that Swayze was suffering from the disease. Flowers decorate Patrick Swayze’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, Monday, Sept. 14, 2009. Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into moviegoers’ hearts with ‘Dirty Dancing’ and then broke them with ‘Ghost,’ died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. [caption id="attachment_3410" align="aligncenter" width="199" caption="Patrick Swayze dies at 57 of pancreatic cancer"][/caption] Swayze said he opted not to use painkilling drugs while making "The Beast" because they would have taken the edge off his performance. The show drew a respectable 1.3 million viewers when the 13 episodes ran in 2009, but A&E said it had reluctantly…
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