In Memoriam

[MacMadame]

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[PRlady]

Uh, before this gets too deep, let it depart to PI please.

 

[Karen-W]

Are you actually MAGA? I thought you were just conservative. They aren't the same thing.

Edited to delete my response per @PRlady's request.

 

[ilovepaydays]

Apologies, already posted in another thread.

 

[Spiralgraph]

I am tremendously saddened by the death of Anthony Geary. I was watching General Hospital and other soaps way before the Luke and Laura storyline but Geary was a force of nature. He had such power, talent and charisma as an actor, I wasn't surprised that TPTB rehabilitated the character of Luke Spencer so that Anthony could remain on the show. RIP Anthony Geary.


Likewise I'm shocked by the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife. Reiner's film Stand by Me was my favorite, but a part of me will remember his Mike Stivic in "All in the Family" Another talented couple gone way too soon.

 

[Former Lurve Goddess]

I am tremendously saddened by the death of Anthony Geary. I was watching General Hospital and other soaps way before the Luke and Laura storyline but Geary was a force of nature. He had such power, talent and charisma as an actor, I wasn't surprised that TPTB rehabilitated the character of Luke Spencer so that Anthony could remain on the show. RIP Anthony Geary.


Likewise I'm shocked by the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife. Reiner's film Stand by Me was my favorite, but a part of me will remember his Mike Stivic in "All in the Family" Another talented couple gone way too soon.

There are some screenshots being shared on various platforms of Geary and Reiner in a scene from an early episode of All in the Family.

 

[VALuvsMKwan]

Actor/producer Gil Gerard, who played Buck Rogers on US TV, has died.

https://ew.com/gil-gerard-dead-buck-rogers-actor-was-82-11870913

 

[text_skate]

A great reporter has died, Peter Arnett

Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent Peter Arnett, who reported on Vietnam and Gulf wars, has died

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett, who traveled the world covering wars from Vietnam to Iraq, has died.

apnews.com

He was a legend as war correspondent
R.I.P.

 

[skateycat]

Anthony Geary was in a movie I like very much, Pass the Ammo (1988). He had a small but memorable role as a technical person for the TV evangelist studio run by a preacher played by Tim Curry. The preacher’s wife was played by Annie Potts.

 

[PRlady]

Norman Podhoretz died this week. Immensely influential public intellectual and the founding father of neo-conservativism.

https://wapo.st/4aY2mKQ

 

[Sylvia]

As the year comes to a close, TCM remembers the actors, filmmakers and creatives we lost this year.
Gone, but never forgotten.
Song title and artist: "In the Western Wind and the Sunrise" by Dave Simonett and the Sunrise.
(Dec. 19, 2025): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qF8_YcxZp6U

 

[vgerdes]

Actor James Ransone Dead at Age 46

The cause was apparently suicide.

 

[SHARPIE]

Singer Chris Rea dies age 74

Rea was known for a string of hits including Driving Home For Christmas.

www.bbc.co.uk

Aw, singer of one of my favourite Christmas songs has passed away.

 

[AngieNikodinovLove (ANL)]

Singer Chris Rea dies age 74

Rea was known for a string of hits including Driving Home For Christmas.

www.bbc.co.uk

Aw, singer of one of my favourite Christmas songs has passed away.

Holy cow, please don’t ruin me, I’ve been listening to Driving Home for Christmas since Halloween afternoon. It’s my favorite Christmas song except for the Vanessa Williams starlight album. Are you kidding me?

You just don’t want me to leave the house this week to you?

 

[Buzz]

R.I.P.

Vince Zampella, ‘Call of Duty’ Creator, Dies at 55 in Car Accident

Vince Zampella, creator of "Call of Duty," died in a car accident. He was 55.

variety.com

 

[three fingered jack]

the sad news continues,

Anthony Geary who played Luke Spencer on General Hospital has died

Anthony Geary, Luke Spencer on ‘General Hospital,’ Dies at 78

One-half of the ultimate soap supercouple with Genie Francis, he won a record eight Daytime Emmys and starred on the ABC daytime drama over a 40-year span.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

My friend, Pat, had a huge crush on Geary & had lunch with him several times. She once asked me to go with her to a luncheon with him but I was never a fan of his so I declined.
"Laura" (can't think of her name-Genie Francis?) Is on a soap these days, General Hospital?

I only keep up with Y & R.

 

[three fingered jack]

Luke and Laura - the ultimate rapists' defense in a rape case.

Defendant Lawyer: Women enjoy rape, they fantasize about being raped.
Prosecutor: what is your evidence that this is a true statement?
Defendant Lawyer: Luke and Laura story in the 80's. Ratings were through the roof

Yes, I watched THE WEDDING.

I know that's the role he was known for. Another one of my age group gone

The character of Jack Deveraux on Days of Our Lives was a rapist, too, but became a "good" character.

 

[MacMadame]

I missed this story! Betty was great. She will be missed.

Betty Reid Soskin, oldest National Park Service ranger, dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, who used her fame as the oldest National Park Service ranger to raise awareness about often-overlooked and untold stories, has died. She was 104.

apnews.com

 

[PRlady]

As a storyline, I prefer St Elsewhere where the rapist got shot in the genitals.

 

[Desperado]

Butting in to highlight the fact that Anthony Geary was not a rapist and only played one in TV.

While alive, we could argue about his decision to remain in the role, but he just past and I find harping about a 40-yr old TV soap event here, to be distasteful at best.

There are so many IRL *ssholes we can work to take down, anger should be directed there.

 

[kwanfan1818]

The actor on St. Elsewhere was playing a rapist, too.

It is always the producers’ choice whether to “rehabilitate” a rapist. Especially when it’s a widely accepted trope in soaps to kill someone off/have them disappear and then have their identical cousin show up to get the views.

It’s also an actor’s choice to break a contract, although not an easy one. Part of Geary’s legacy is playing out the rehabilitation storyline.