1981 - Daytime TV's Greatest Stories No. 2, Everything You Want to Know About...General Hospital

GETTING THE STORY STRAIGHT: A Complete Guide to Who's Who (And What They're Up To) in Port Charles

Luke Spencer (Tony Geary)
Luke is a former Mob associate whose sharp wits are now working overtime to recover the Ice Princess for Alexandria Quartermaine. His spare time is devoted to playing big-brother to Bobbi [sic] and chasing the woman of his dreams, Laura Baldwin.

Sidebar: This year, the GH cast and crew were honored by their peers in the TV industry. The show has been nominated for Emmy awards in 7 categories: Tony Geary for Best Actor; Jackie Zeman and Jane Elliot for Best Supporting Actress; and for overall excellence General Hospital was nominated for Best Show and 4 other production awards.

1981 - Daytime TV: General Hospital Photo Album No. 1

FUN FACTS

Genie just moved into her own apartment and loves it.
Tony's trip to Tahiti thrilled him--no one called him Luke!

Where They Are Now!
Ex-General Hospital Stars Make It Big Away from Port Charles!

Is there life after General Hospital? Can a soap star find happiness and stardom once they've left ABC's number one show? If you ask Jane Elliot (ex-Tracy), Kin Shriner (ex-Scotty) and Richard Dean Anderson (ex-Jeff) you'll get a resounding yes.

Jane Elliot was the first to leave GH. Viewers were stunned when Jane firmly announced her decision to pursue a nighttime career. Proving her point, she appeared in four episodes of Knots Landing as the tormented wife of an alcoholic. Now, she's on Guiding Light for 4 months.

Probably the hardest thing for a daytime star to do is leave a top-rated soap. But that's what Kin Shriner did. As Scotty, he captured girls' hearts. Then, last November, he signed with Texas as Jeb Hampton. Kin's moved to NY but is happy with his new life. He's made new friends, but still keeps in touch with his GH family.

Richard Dean Anderson guested on Facts of Life. The ratings were so good, he's up for a spinoff. So, these ex-GHers gambled and were lucky. Tony Geary (Luke) isn't taking any chances. "I never had it so good," he admits. "I'm staying right here!"

1981 - General Hospital Photo Album #2

COMPLETE CHARACTER GUIDE TO GENERAL HOSPITAL

LUKE SPENCER: Married to Laura Spencer...brother of Bobbi [sic] Spencer...raised by his aunt, Ruby Anderson...close friend of Robert Scorpio. (played by TONY GEARY.)

BIRTHDAYS
GENIE FRANCIS May 26
TONY GEARY May 29

January 19, 1982 - Soap Opera Digest

Hollywood Happenings
by Garrett North

COOL HAND LUKE: Meeting TONY GEARY (Luke, "GH") for the first time was quite an experience. We met at the Soap Opera Digest posh cocktail party held in our publisher FREDERICK KLEIN's suite at the Century Plaza Hotel, and his face was so familiar, I forgot for a second that he didn't know me from Adam (er, Eve). But he smiled and I smiled and we had a nice little chat. Tony's pretty hard to get to as an actor because every writer, photog and agent in town is hot on his heels. But as a person he's laid-back, friendly, and oooh, that curly hair! ROBIN MATTSON (Heather, "GH") and her handsome husband-manager, Ray Manzella, feel that Tony's extraordinary talent on "General Hospital" is one of the reasons for the show's incredible popularity, and they aren't the only ones.

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