Dirty Dancing Quotes - North Carolina Remembers Patrick Swayze

American actor, dancer, singer, songwriter, three-time Golden Globe nominee and 1991 People's Sexiest Man Alive, Patrick Swayze, has once captivated America's heart with Ghost, jumped into the spotlight as one of the Wolverines from Red Dawn and dazzled with swift sensual moves in Dirty Dancing.

On camera Swayze portrayed "Johnny Castle" and Jennifer Gray portrayed "Baby", a mismatched pair of dancers that end up a steamy team. It all unfolded in North Carolina, even though some of the film was shot outside of the state.

The 6,000 foot North Carolina mountain peaks to choose from was, and still is, a director's dream. Lake Lure in North Carolina is where Dirty Dancing was filmed as some still recall the late night dance-offs and scene stoppers. All the locals did not enjoy it, however, it still remained the hottest ticket in town in the late eighties. Many have been known to say that behind the scenes were twice as entertaining.

Dirty Dancing quotes were favorable but not like "Nobody puts Baby in the corner". With Patrick Swayze Dirty Dancing turned into gold which in return, in it's unfitted way, put North Carolina in the spotlight (moreso than the Catskills themselves).

With over 40 movies and mini-series on record, Patrick Swayze always pushed forward, even after January of 2008.

Upon January of 2008 Patrick Swayze was diagnosed with Stage IV pancreatic cancer. A pancreatic tumor called Intraductal Papillary Mucinous Neoplasm (IPMN) had been identified and Chemotherapy began. Twenty months later, on September 14, 2009, Patrick Swayze died.

Patrick died peacefully with his family by his side in California. Swayze lived for the love of his family, a down-to-earth guy that continues to inspire, even after death.

Thus far during 2009 the world has reached a new level of mourning with the loss of greats such as Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon and so much more. However, Patrick Swayze touches the heart of Carolina through Lake Lure.

Patrick Swayze was born on August 18, 1952 and died only 57 years later of pancreatic cancer.