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Patrick Swayze stories: 36 news summaries

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CaLIF. WOMEN'S CONFERENCE



 Swayze Widow: 
 I'll See Him Again 

Lisa Niemi, Elizabeth Smart, Maria Shriver take part in Women's Conference

Oct 28, 09 8:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Just six weeks after losing her husband, Lisa Niemi spoke publicly for the first time about Patrick Swayze's death at yesterday's Women's Conference in California. "I am so grateful for what I had and my connection to him, and part of me believes that I will see him again,... More »

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entertainment • Elizabeth Edwards • celebrity • Maria Shriver • Patrick Swayze • Elizabeth Smart • Kelly Preston • Lisa Niemi • Kate Gosselin • celebrity death

 Swayze Book:  
 Grey Was 
 Annoying 
 on Set of 
 Dancing 

Patrick recalls her 'emotional,' sometimes 'silly' antics

Sep 24, 09 11:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - The chemistry between Patrick Swayze and Dirty Dancing co-star Jennifer Grey was definitely on-screen-only. Grey was the cause of “a few moments of friction” on set because of her tendency to be “particularly emotional, sometimes bursting into tears if someone criticized her,” Swayze wrote in his... More »

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VIDEO

 DWTS Offers Swayze Tribute 

Patrick Swayze, a "friend" of the series, was honored on last night's results show

Sep 24, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze’s life—and moves—were celebrated by six of the pros on last night’s Dancing With the Stars. Swayze’s own “She’s Like the Wind” started off the medley, followed by “Unchained Melody” from Ghost and, of course, “Time of My... More »

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entertainment • reality TV • Dancing with the Stars • celebrity • Patrick Swayze • Dirty Dancing • tribute • celebrity death

 Swayze's Biggest 
 Regret: 
 No Kids 

Actor writes about wish for fatherhood in memoir

Sep 22, 09 4:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze desperately wanted to have children and was “crushed” when wife Lisa Niemi had a miscarriage, the Boston Globe reports. Swayze wrote of his longing for fatherhood in his memoir The Time of My Life: "I couldn't wait to become a dad, to have a child with... More »

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children • memoir • miscarriage • Patrick Swayze • Lisa Niemi

 Chemo Killed Swayze: Somers 

Cancer survivor Suzanne Somers believes 'poison,' 'toxins' killed Patrick Swayze

Sep 18, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Suzanne Somers thinks she knows what killed Patrick Swayze, and it wasn’t cancer—it was chemotherapy, she tells the National Post. “They took this beautiful man,” says Somers, a cancer survivor who has a book about the disease coming out next month, “and they basically... More »

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 Swayze Memoir: 
 Dying 'Is Okay' 

In excerpts from upcoming book, Patrick Swayze writes of marriage, cancer battle

Sep 17, 09 9:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - Dying was “okay” with Patrick Swayze, he wrote in his upcoming memoir. Though his cancer diagnosis at first seemed like a “cruel joke,” he “began thinking to myself, I've had more lifetimes than any 10 people put together, and it's been an amazing ride.” More... More »

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SWAYZE ROUNDUP

 Patrick Swayze to Be Cremated 

Plus, a first look at the actor's book with wife Lisa Niemi, and more tributes

Sep 16, 09 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze’s ashes will be spread across his New Mexican Rancho de Días Alegres (Ranch of Happy Days), which he called his favorite place in the world, a source tells Radar. The actor’s body, currently in Los Angeles, will be cremated within 48 hours. More Swayze news:... More »

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SLIDESHOW

 Grey, Demi Lead 
 Swayze Tributes 

Dirty Dancing co-star cherishes swooning in his arms

Sep 15, 09 9:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Like generations who adored him, Jennifer Grey often thinks about swaying in Patrick Swayze’s arms, People reports. “When I think of him, I think of being in his arms when we were kids, dancing, practicing the lift in the freezing lake, having a blast doing this tiny... More »

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APPRECIATION

 Swayze: Not Afraid to Laugh 
 at His Own Hunkiness 

Actor didn't want to be just another pretty face, made sure he wasn't

Sep 14, 09 9:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze, who died today at 57, wasn’t the first choice for the male lead in Dirty Dancing, the BBC notes, but “his performance earned him award nominations and a place on bedroom walls of lovelorn teenage girls around the world.” He eschewed Hollywood’s scene—preferring... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Hollywood • obituary • pancreatic cancer • Patrick Swayze • Dirty Dancing • appreciation • Lisa Niemi • sex symbol • Chris Farley

OBITUARY

 Cancer Takes 
 Swayze, 57 

Dirty Dancing star diagnosed with deadly pancreatic cancer in Jan. 2008

Sep 14, 09 7:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze died today, TMZ reports, following a battle with pancreatic cancer. The actor, whose credits included Dirty Dancing and Ghost, was 57. Named People’s Sexiest Man Alive in 1991, he was diagnosed with the deadly form of cancer in January 2008; he continued film and TV work,... More »

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cancer • entertainment • pancreatic cancer • People Magazine • actor • Patrick Swayze • Dirty Dancing • Ghost • Lisa Niemi

 Swayze Goes Home to Die: Tab 

Actor's bodily functions reportedly shutting down

Sep 9, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze has left the hospital and gone home to die in his own bed, the National Enquirer reports. Despite the actor's strong will to live, he has reportedly suffered multiple setbacks in his battle with pancreatic cancer, including a mild heart attack and an ongoing intestinal infection, and now... More »

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 A&E to Drop 
 Swayze's  
 Beast: Source 

Low ratings, star's declining health hurt show

Jun 4, 09 2:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Insiders say A&E has axed The Beast, a Sony-produced series about an FBI cop played by Patrick Swayze, after its first season. Soft ratings and Swayze's worsening cancer impaired the show, though the network has yet to confirm the report, writes Variety. More »

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 Swayze's Not Dead: Rep 


May 19, 09 1:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rumors flooding the Internet today of Patrick Swayze’s death are exaggerated, his publicist says. A Florida radio station announced this morning that Swayze had lost his battle with pancreatic cancer, setting the web abuzz. “Patrick is alive, well, and is enjoying life,” his publicist told E! “... More »

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 Bio Details 
 Swayze's 
 Cancer Fight 

It was almost too late before actor visited doctor

May 8, 09 9:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze’s first inkling that something was wrong came while sipping champagne on New Year’s Eve 2007, reports the New York Daily News. “It was like acid on an open wound,” he recalls in a new biography out Tuesday. At the end of January 2008, after... More »

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 Swayze Fires Back 
 at 'Negative' 
 Tabloids 

Actors slams reports that he's losing cancer fight

Mar 12, 09 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze is sick of reading tabloid stories claiming he's losing his battle with pancreatic cancer, he tells Access Hollywood. The Beast star says that rather than being at death's door, he is responding well to a new course of chemotherapy, and he has plenty of positive things in his... More »

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(Newser) - Patrick Swayze quickly scotched tabloid rumors today that he's stopped receiving treatments for his pancreatic cancer, People reports. "The reports are not true," said a spokeswoman. "Patrick is continuing his treatment." Swayze, 56, was hospitalized earlier this month for pneumonia, and several tabloids reported that he'd... More »

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 Swayze Gives Up All Treatment 

Doctors can do no more for actor

Jan 29, 09 11:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze has given up medical treatment after a yearlong struggle with pancreatic cancer, the Mirror reports. “There's nothing more doctors can do for him. The goal now is to keep him comfortable,” a family friend told the National Enquirer. “They have stopped the chemo. He's... More »

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cancer • chemotherapy • celebrity • medical treatment • pancreatic cancer • Patrick Swayze

 Swayze, Wife Penning Memoirs 


Jan 23, 09 10:03 AM CST
(Newser) - Just one week since being released from the hospital after a bout with pneumonia, Patrick Swayze has announced he's writing a book, E! reports. The actor will collaborate on his memoirs with his wife of 33 years, Lisa. Even before his battle with pancreatic cancer, Swayze’s life was book-worthy,... More »

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 Swayze Out of Hospital 

Beast star on the mend after week being treated for pneumonia

Jan 17, 09 7:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze is on the mend after being released from the hospital after a weeklong stay being treated for pneumonia. The actor, whose new TV drama The Beast premiered Thursday, is fighting pancreatic cancer but says his spirit remains strong. "I am alive and plan on continuing to stay... More »

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pancreatic cancer • pneumonia • actor • Patrick Swayze • The Beast

Swayze Checks Into Hospital With Pneumonia

Cancer-stricken star misses appearance to promote new show

Jan 9, 09 4:30 PM CST
(Newser) - Patrick Swayze checked himself into the hospital after coming down with pneumonia, People reports. Swayze, who has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, was forced to cancel an appearance to speak about his new show The Beast at a TV Critics Association panel in LA. “We wish him the very... More »

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