Patrick Wayne Swayze
(August 18, 1952 – September 14, 2009)

Swayze became a teen idol in the 1980s with roles in such films as 
Dirty Dancing (1989) and Red Dawn (1984). He played lead roles
in the films Ghost (1990) and Point Break (1991). Swayze trained
in gymnastics for two years at San Jacinto College, then went on
to take up ballet at the Harkness Ballet and Joffrey schools in New
York. His first job in entertainment was as a dancer for Disney on
Parade. Patrick Swayze died of pancreatic cancer at the age of 52.

Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)

Camille Bohannon

Charles Robert Redford Jr. is 79 today.

The funeral service at Graceland was followed by a ceremony and
burial. A motorcade of 14 white Cadillac’s with Elvis hearse driven
by Trent Webb lined the streets from Graceland to Forrest Hill
Cemetery.

A huge amount of flowers were left for The King after his funeral.

Mary Jane "Mae" West (August 17, 1893 – November 22, 1980)

Actress, singer, and Hollywood sex symbol Mae West appeared in such
films as She Done Him Wrong (1933), I’m No Angel (1933), and Go West,
Young Man (1936). She also performed in the 1928 Broadway production
of Diamond Lil. In 1999, the American Film Institute placed her 15th on
their list of the greatest female film stars of all time. She began her acting
career as a child star in vaudeville productions.

Robert De Niro is 72 years old today.