Patrick Swayze, the hunky actor who danced his way into moviegoers' hearts with "Dirty Dancing" and then broke them with "Ghost," personified a particular kind of masculine grace both on and off screen. Swayze was diagnosed with cancer in January 2008. Six months later he had already outlived his prognosis and was filmed at an airport, smiling at
photographers and calling himself, only half-facetiously, "a miracle dude." His sudden demise shocked Hollywood and fans alike and touching tributes poured in from his co stars and other celebrities.