Anthony Geary, Luke Spencer Of GH, Dead At 78

For those who watched soap operas in the late 70's and early 80's, at that time, there was no bigger story than Luke and Laura, on General Hospital. Anthony Geary (Luke Spencer) has died.

General Hospital: Luke and Laura

When I was growing up, when I would get home from school, mom would have General Hospital on the TV and I would watch it sometimes while grabbing something to eat. I made fun of soap operas generally until Luke and Laura came along.

Luke and Laura Spencer were fictional characters on the daytime drama General Hospital, but at that time, you couldn't go anywhere without someone bringing up the show. Every magazine in the check out line had the two actors Anthony Geary (Luke) and Genie Francis (Laura) on the cover.

The story line was crazy, but the show drew the most people ever in history to watch daytime television. The episode when Luke and Laura got married in 1981, over 30 million viewers watched the show, and it remains to this day as the highest rated hour in American soap opera history.

The wedding episode is part of the 100 most memorable moments in TV history. This storyline of Luke and Laura also spawned a song from Christopher Cross called "Think of Laura" which became a huge hit.

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Anthony Geary, Luke Spencer Of GH, Dead At 78

According to MLive, actor Anthony Geary who played Luke Spencer on "General Hospital" passed away on Sunday due to complications from surgery.

Geary lived in Amsterdam since leaving General Hospital in 2015. He passed away three days after his surgery.

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