King Solonon's Mines

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PATRICK SWAYZE (Allen Quatermain) – Patrick Swayze grew up in Houston, Texas and was offered both athletic and dance scholarships when he graduated from high school, where he started acting.  He attended San Jacinto College and was a member of the gymnastics team before touring North and Central America with "Disney on Parade." After a year on the road, he moved to New York to study with the Harkness Ballet Company, and then the Joffrey, before joining the Eliot Feld Ballet as a principal dancer.  He simultaneously studied acting and landed a dancing role on Broadway in "Goodtime Charley" with Joel Grey.

Next came the lead role of Danny Zuko in "Grease" on Broadway, which led to Swayze being lured to Hollywood where he made his feature film debut in "Skatetown U.S.A."  He starred in the hit motion pictures “Dirty Dancing” and “Ghost.”  His other big screen credits include "The Outsiders,” "Uncommon Valor," "Grandview U.S.A.," "Red Dawn,” "Youngblood," "Steel Dawn," "Road House," "Next of Kin," "Point Break," "City Of Joy," "Three Wishes," “Black Dog,” “Loving LuLu,” “The Green Dragon,” “Donny Darko,” “11:14,” “Waking Up in Reno,” and the upcoming “George and The Dragon.” 

Swayze received a Golden Globe nomination for his charming performance as Vida Boheme in Universal Pictures' hit film "Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar."  He stars with his wife, Lisa Niemi, in "One Last Dance," based on the original award-winning play “Without A Word”, which they wrote and starred in.  Niemi, who adapted the play for film, make her feature directorial debut.  

A talented singer/songwriter, Swayze’s hit single, "She's Like The Wind," which he wrote and performed for the “Dirty Dancing” soundtrack, quickly rose to number three on the pop charts and was number one around the world.  He also contributed to the "Next Of Kin" soundtrack with "Brothers," a song he co-wrote and performed with Larry Gatlin.

Swayze and Niemi reside on a ranch outside Los Angeles. 

ALISON DOODY (Elizabeth Maitland) – Born in Ireland, Alison Doody attended a convent school where she discovered a passion for the fine arts. 

Her film debut came in the 1985 James Bond feature “A View to A Kill.”  Two years later, she was cast in “A Prayer For the Dying.”  Her television credits include the miniseries “Campaign” and “Selling Hitler” as well as “Woman in Tropical Places,” “Duel of Hearts,” “Temptation” and “Sapsorrow,” part of the Jim Henson’s “The Story Teller” series.

In 1989 Doody starred as Elsa in “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.”  After appearing in “Major League II,” she decided to take a show biz sabbatical and turn to design for Waterford Crystal.  Committed to various philanthropic organizations, Doody has received the Princes Trust Award for Charity.

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