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Patrick Swayze''s ''Dirty Dancing'' jacket auctioned for US$ 62K

LOS ANGELES: A leather jacket worn by late Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze in the 1987 romantic dance drama Dirty Dancing was sold for a whopping USD 62500 at an auction here
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Los Angeles, May 2

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A leather jacket worn by late Hollywood actor Patrick Swayze in the 1987 romantic dance drama Dirty Dancing was sold for a whopping USD 62,500 at an auction here.

Hundreds of other items belonging to Swayze, including a surfboard from the movie Point Break and a shirt he wore in the flick Ghost also went under the hammer.

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"No matter what, it is still a letting go. There is always a little bit of loss associated with that. While it is a very positive thing to do, it is a difficult thing to do," Lisa Niemi, Swayze's widow was quoted as saying by 'BBC News'.

Niemi said she had "a lot of mixed feelings" about selling the items.

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The leather jacket was bought by a Hollywood memorabilia collector, who identified himself as Glenn.

Swayze, an actor, dancer and singer-songwriter, died at the age of 57 from pancreatic cancer in 2009.

The auction went ahead despite strong opposition from Swayze's niece Danielle.

"These were family heirlooms. It is a slap in the face that she (Niemi) is selling these precious memories," said Danielle. PTI

 

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