Patrick Swayze: One Last Dance

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Author: Wendy Leigh

ISBN-10: 161681134X

ISBN-13: 9781616811341

Category: Actors & Actresses - Biography

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For almost thirty years, Patrick Swayze has been an American icon of masculinity and sex appeal, strong but sensitive, romantic, yet dangerous.In this intimate and revealing biography, New York Times bestselling author Wendy Leigh shares the inspiring untold story of Patrick's incredible life: his show business childhood, his fairy tale love affair with wife Lisa Niemi, his catapult into alcoholism after his father's untimely death, the daredevil exploits that almost killed him, and his courageous fight against pancreatic cancer, a fight that has offered hope and encouragement to others grappling with similar life-threatening illnesses.Ever since the steamy low-budget film Dirty Dancing skyrocketed Patrick to fame and cemented his place in the hearts of audiences around the world, he has been one of our most cherished public figures. Based on interviews with countries sources who have never spoken about Patrick before-from the Texas beauty who shared his first kiss, to the woman he almost married, to the manager who worked closely with him from his teen idol days until his romantic tour de force in Ghost, and many more-Leigh unveils surprising details about the charismatic actor's life on-and off-screen. Beginning with his training as a dancer with his choreographer mother and spanning his remarkable-at times challenging-career, this groundbreaking biography of the unforgettable entertainer is the mesmerizing, enduring, and definitive story we all want to read.

Prologue The Star 11 Deep In The Heart Of Texas 52 An Impressionable Age 113 Prince Charming 334 My Angel 415 Emerald City 616 Top Of The World 737 Dirty Dancing 888 Swayze Mania 1089 Ghost 12010 Breaking Point 13511 Thanks For Everything 14612 Downward Spiral 15913 Fighting Back 170Epilogue 185Acknowledgments 187Source Notes 193