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'Dirty Dancing' TV marathon planned

Los Angeles -- TV Guide Network says it plans to air a 12-hour marathon of the U.S. film classic "Dirty Dancing" this Christmas.

Starring Jennifer Grey and the late Patrick Swayze, the 1987 romance will be shown continuously Dec. 25 from 12 p.m. EDT/PDT through midnight.

"Sometimes a movie encapsulates a period or a moment in all of our lives in such a way that it never dies. And I think 'Dirty Dancing' did that," Swayze commented in an interview featured on the film's 20th anniversary edition DVD.

'Dirty Dancing' town plans Swayze tribute

Raleigh, N.C., -- The North Carolina town where Patrick Swayze filmed much of his iconic 1987 movie, "Dirty Dancing," is planning a memorial for the late actor.

Swayze died Monday after a 20-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57.

The State reported that residents of Lake Lure, which doubled in numerous scenes for "Dirty Dancing's" Catskills, N.Y., resort setting, will honor Swayze at a memorial service Saturday evening.

The event is free, however, attendees are being asked to donate to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network, the newspaper said.

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