Patrick Swayze died today after 20 months of battling Pancreatic Cancer.
The 57 year old actor passed away peacefully with his family by his side at his ranch in the outskirts of Los Angeles. Swayze is best remembered for his leading man portrayals in the blockbuster films Dirty Dancing and Ghost after which he was labelled the sexiest man alive in 1991. The actor was diagnosed with cancer in January 2008, but outlived the prognosis of just several months he received.
Swayze had last spoke to candidly to talk show host Barbara Walters about his prognosis and had said, ‘ I keep my heart and my soul and my spirit open to miracles. One thing I'm not gonna do is chase staying alive, You spend so much time chasing staying alive, you won't live.’ While dancing had always been his passion, due to his injuries he focused all his energy in acting.
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