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Patrick Swayze dies at 57; star of the blockbuster films 'Dirty Dancing' and 'Ghost'
Patrick Swayze, the actor and classically trained dancer whose role in the enduringly popular "Dirty Dancing" made him a movie star, one who struggled with the alienation of fame and against being typecast as a leading man, died Monday. He was 57.
By Valerie J. Nelson
September 15, 2009
