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Patrick Wayne Swayze was born on August 18, 1952 in Houston, Texas, to Patsy Swayze (née Yvonne Helen Karnes), a choreographer, and Jesse Wayne Swayze, a chemical plant engineer draftsman. His mother owned a dance school in Houston, where Patrick was also a student. His father passed away in 1982. He graduated from Waltrip High School in Houston, and attended San Jacinto College in Pasadena, Texas. He married actress/dancer Lisa Niemi on June 12, 1975, whom he had known when she was 15 and a student at his mother's dance school. His New York City dance training included the Harkness Ballet School and Joffrey Ballet School. He first danced professionally as "Prince Charming" in "Disney on Parade". After a stint as "Danny Zuko" in the original Broadway production of "Grease", he made his film debut with a small role in Skatetown U.S.A. (1979). He made his television debut in 1981 on M*A*S*H (1972), as a soldier diagnosed with leukemia.
After many supporting roles in films and a lead role in the TV mini-series North & South: Book 1, North & South (1985), he landed his breakthrough role as dance instructor "Johnny Castle" in the hit film Dirty Dancing (1987), for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. He received a second nomination for his portrayal of "Sam Wheat" in the blockbuster Ghost (1990). Ghost (1990) was the highest-grossing film of 1990, and at one point, the fourth highest-grossing film of all time. Unfortunately, he did not capitalize on its success. His subsequent films like City of Joy (1992), Tall Tale (1995), Black Dog (1998), and Waking Up in Reno (2002) did not fare well with critics or audiences. In December 2003, he returned to Broadway as a replacement for the lead role of "Billy Flynn" in the acclaimed revival of John Kander & Fred Ebb's musical, "Chicago". The production also went on tour in several cities of the United States, including Los Angeles. In January 2008, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He fought the illness for well over a year and was able to continue working, but died on September 14, 2009.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Henry Gibson was born on 21 September 1935 in Germantown, Pennsylvania. Before appearing in films and television series, he was a child star on the stage during the 1940s and during the late 1950s he was an intelligence officer in the U.S. Air Force. His screen debut came in 1963 when he was cast in the Jerry Lewis film The Nutty Professor (1963). He made two other small film appearances in the early 1960s in Kiss Me, Stupid (1964) and The Outlaws Is Coming (1964), in which he played a rather hip Indian named Charlie Horse. His breakthrough came in 1968 when he was cast as a member of the regular cast of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967). He stayed with the show until 1971, when he left and continued his career as a character actor. His best known film role was probably his performance in Nashville (1975). He played Haven Hamilton, a smarmy Country and Western singer. For this role he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and was awarded the National Film Critics Award for best supporting actor. Gibson's career carried on through the 1980s and 1990s when he appeared in many films, such as The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) and The 'Burbs (1989). He also provided voice-overs for many children's animated series like The Smurfs (1981), The Wuzzles (1985) and Galaxy High School (1986). His most recent appearance have been in the Paul Thomas Anderson drama Magnolia (1999) and the independent film The Year That Trembled (2002).- Michael Meyers was born on 7 February 1946 in New Rochelle, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for Goodbye, Columbus (1969), The David Frost Show (1969) and The Merv Griffin Show (1962). He died on 14 September 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Maxine Marx was born on 13 January 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. She was an actress, known for Family Portraits (1995), The Mike Douglas Show (1961) and Today (1952). She was married to Shamus Culhane. She died on 14 September 2009 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Writer
- Producer
- Actor
Keith Floyd was born on 28 December 1943 in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Floyd on Fish (1985), Floyd on Food (1986) and Floyd on Africa (1996). He was married to Theresa Mary Smith, Shaunagh Floyd, Julie Hatcher and Jesmond Ruttledge. He died on 14 September 2009 in Bridport, Dorset, England, UK.- Lorraine was born in Lynn, Massachusetts. Her family came to the United States from Montreal Canada. She has been in Showbusiness for over 80 years. She has 3 daughters and one son. She is a grandmother and is known to her grandchildren as "Momsie". She is also the mother of Donna Marie Cusano, author of "Johanna's Rose and screenwriter of "His Woman."
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rita Reekie was born on 6 August 1941 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. She was a costume designer, known for Screen Two (1985), That's Your Funeral (1970) and The Day of the Triffids (1981). She died on 14 September 2009 in Esher, Surrey, England, UK.- Jody Powell was born on 30 September 1943 in Cordele, Georgia, USA. He was an actor, known for The Civil War (1990), Southern Voices, American Dreams (1985) and With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America (1996). He was married to Nan Sue Jared. He died on 14 September 2009 in Cambridge, Maryland, USA.
- Director
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Editor
Mike Leyland was born on 4 September 1941 in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, UK. He was a director and editor, known for Wheels Across a Wilderness (1967), Ask the Leyland Brothers (1976) and Down the Darling (1964). He was married to Pat Teare and Margie. He died on 14 September 2009 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
- Actor
- Director
Mieczyslaw Kobek was born on 1 November 1940 in Sochaczew, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was an assistant director and actor, known for Pilot Pirx's Inquest (1979), The Weather Forecast (1983) and What Will You Do When You Catch Me? (1978). He died on 14 September 2009 in Sochaczew, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Music Department
- Actor
Bobby Graham was born on 11 March 1940 in Edmonton, London, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Gonks Go Beat (1964) and A Life in the Death of Joe Meek (2013). He was married to June Day and Belinda. He died on 14 September 2009 in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, England, UK.- Actor
- Additional Crew
Darren Sutherland was born on 18 April 1982 in Dublin, Ireland. He was an actor, known for Shred (2008), Devil's Candy (2011) and Saviours (2007). He died on 14 September 2009 in London, England, UK.- Composer
- Music Department
- Soundtrack
Composer Jerry van Rooyen was born on December 31, 1928 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. Jerry took his first music lessons at age eight and immediately joined a brass band in his hometown as a trumpet player (the trumpet was his favorite instrument). van Rooyen studied for several years with the lead trumpet player of the Netherlands Symphonic Orchestra and further studied music at the Dutch conservatory in Den Haag, where he eventually graduated as a music teacher. In 1944 van Rooyen joined a Dutch revue show as first trumpet player. He toured Indonesia, America, and Scandinavia with such famous Dutch musicians as Ernst Van't Hoff, Boyd Bachman, Bengt Hallberg, Ake Persson, and Lars Gullin. In 1955 Jerry signed on as first trumpet player and arranger for the Dutch radio orchestra The Ramblers and performed with his own jazz combo in numerous Amsterdam nightclubs. van Rooyen went to Paris, France in 1959, where he was a conductor and arranger for Fantana-Records and worked with such artists as Michele Legrand, Claude Bolling, and Gilbert Becaud.
In 1965 Jerry moved to Berlin, Germany and became the arranger for the S.F.B. Dance Orchestra. van Rooyen composed the wonderfully groovy and offbeat experimental jazz scores for the Jess Franco pictures "Succubus," "Red Lips," and "Kiss Me, Monster." Moreover, he also supplied the funky music for the films "The Vampire Happening," "Castle of the Creeping Flesh," "Death on a Rainy Day," and "How Short is the Time for Love." His marvelously hip composition "The Great Train Robbery" was used as the opening credits theme for the hilarious cult indie comedy "Free Enterprise." Jerry did the opening theme of the Olympic Games in Munich in 1972. He then returned to the Netherlands, where he worked as both a producer and program director for the AVRO radio station as well as continued producing and arranging for various jazz orchestras all over the world. In 1985 van Rooyen became the director of the WDR radio big band and toured all over Asia. He resided in both the small village of Laren and Cologne, where he lived in an apartment in Europe's biggest skyscraper. His hobbies included yoga and adding to his enormous collection of CDs and EPs. He's the brother of renowned trumpet player Aik van Rooyen. Jerry died at age 80 on September 14, 2009.