Anthony Geary Dies at 78

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[{"selector":"#anim-01efc124-4542-4429-ab21-600712d45cc6 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-26.16127334177759%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Geary was best known for portraying Luke Spencer

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[{"selector":"#anim-a77b6f65-9aca-4844-9bdb-8684fbcd2205 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.08296202329678%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Weeks before his death, Geary watched former costars Genie Francis

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[{"selector":"#anim-6da0e20a-5016-45e2-973d-66080703eb08 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.207093707475675%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Geary was cast in a touring stage production by actor Jack Albertson

[{"selector":"#anim-bc333e30-f871-445a-bd22-b1af105057ef [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-30.959623778269048%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Geary appeared in The Partridge Family , All in the Family

[{"selector":"#anim-52b1b6b3-5baa-4c5c-97ab-363a448c716f [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-29.776785591572043%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Luke and Laura’s storyline skyrocketed General Hospital to record ratings in the early 1980s.

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