Anthony Geary, General Hospital's Luke Spencer, dies
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Daytime dramas are known for supercouples, but one rose above them all: General Hospital ’s Luke and Laura. And in November 1981, Luke Spencer and Laura Webber tied the knot in a wedding so vast that even Elizabeth Taylor even made a cameo appearance.
Luke and Laura remained on the series for years after their onscreen romance faded out, both becoming long-tenured cast members on the soap. Others from the show also spoke out, with Sarah Joy Brown (Carly Corinthos) also writing on X:
I was a bit of a mama’s boy growing up, which means I often watched television with my mom. That means I watched daytime TV. And that means I watched ‘70s soaps. My mother was an ABC devotee; “All My Children” and “One Life to Live” were usually on the agenda.
The soap opera world continues to mourn the loss of General Hospital icon Anthony Geary, an actor who helped take soap operas to a whole new level, and keep GH on the air, along with co-star Genie Fra
Despite that ignominious beginning, the romance became a fan favorite and helped turn General Hospital into a pop culture juggernaut. Their wedding was watched by 30 million people, the highest-rated episode of an American soap opera, ever. During the height of Luke and Laura’s romance, they averaged 14 million viewers an episode.