An Icon Dies

" We're interrupting this commercial break on the O'Reilly Factor to bring you the sad news just into the Fox -- a publicist for Patrick Swayze says. That the actor has died of pancreatic cancer. He was diagnosed in January of 2008. He's been undergoing chemotherapy and other treatments at the Stanford University Medical Center. He was born on August 18 1952. And -- in Houston Texas and according to a publicist. He died today. Our entertainment correspondent Jill Dobson is live with us now Jill it was a very painful last few months."

" Yes that bad it certainly what we've been covering him. And I'm battling pancreatic can't -- any patent bit. -- The opium they had five month the live that was a couple of years ago. It hard battle -- earlier this year around January. 8 event I enter it about a -- it is a bad though. And -- bad day. Going to let Maine but as painless -- it I'm that you would be. In the bath and screaming in pain look at white police let I got a way to help them out but -- really unique and help them. And been a battle back east but there is I that you become a any aspect -- eight. Kept on eating -- other without end and what they look at what you know Matt -- is why didn't I hear -- last -- But at this time we're hearing that and what and that -- about him and it and that I have a lot of the band. The area that night after -- that battle by."

" A lot of his fans probably -- for movies ghost and dirty down dancing and rode out -- this voted the sexiest man alive by People Magazine in 1991 but there's been a lot more to his career. He started off as a ballet dancer was -- this he's gone through so many reincarnations throughout his long throughout his life."

" He really had and that adds background their bailout throughout that career. And it back a bit impacted her -- and bury it -- as well -- mother was an act -- And he has about it and video -- met his. Iranian that the man that there aren't currently -- he met her when it is the teenage parent -- about pioneers are. And they edit a beautiful mad at that -- Ali hey I expect. -- they ever had built and they -- party other. And had a marriage but a lot of people look -- break delayed a bit of film aspect. About and -- bit like big band together celebrating not their love for -- and I love break other."

" Jill -- live with us on the phone -- thanks very much Patrick Swayze said at one point -- he was going through this awful ordeal. I'm going through hell and I have only seen the beginning of it. And then later -- I'm angry I'm asking why me. I am all of this stuff a future with a long and healthy life not lived in the shadow of cancer. Patrick Swayze died today according to his publicist I'm sure."