Book Review #35
I read this book a couple of weeks ago and somehow, forgot to post it...so...here it is!
An autobiography of Patrick Swayze, dancer, actor, TV star, singer, song writer, woodworker and many other things.
The film and television star, known for his roles in "Dirty Dancing”, "Ghost", "North and South", and “The Beast”, and his wife offer a memoir about his life, marriage, career, and battle against pancreatic cancer.
Swayze's memoir offers new information on his heroic fight as well as his legendary career in New York and Hollywood. He recounts his childhood, his first love of and struggle to become a professional ballet dancer, the injury he sustained that eventually put an end to his ballet dreams, his first acting experiences as well as his romantic life and personal battles. The writing is as intense and honest as it gets. Reading this account of his life is deeply moving along with surprising. There were many sides to Patrick Swayze!
Although Swayze is best known for the performances already mentioned, he was a part of many, many good movies, (and a few bad ones), television appearances and theatrical performances, more than most people have ever heard about. He wrote a song which appears on the “Dirty Dancing” movie soundtrack.
While there is no shortage of emotion, readers will find this to be less dirge than a celebration of Swayze's life and achievements. I found Patrick Swayze’s story to be fascinating!
He lost his fight with cancer on September 14, 2009 at the age of 57.
NOTE: If you are interested in Swayze’s achievements, but don’t want to read the book, Wikipedia has an outline of his work. However, you won’t get a clue about his attitude from Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Swayze
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