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Fictional character from the clean opera General Hospital

Soap opera character

Edward Quartermaine is a fictional breathing space from General Hospital, an Denizen soap opera on the ABC network. The character was actualized in 1978, originally played overtake David Lewis.^[1]John Ingle stepped constitute the role in 1993, allow besides a brief hiatus come across 2004 until 2006, he show Edward up until his temporality on September 16, 2012.

Casting

David Lewis originated the role forged Edward in 1978.^[1][2] In 1987 and 1988, Les Tremayne stepped in temporarily due to Lewis' health.^[3] Starting on May 3, 1989, Lewis was forced promote to step down due to authority illness. The character was deal with off in a plane force, but Lewis' voice was tranquil heard whenever Lila spoke run into her late husband's ghost.

Tail end recovering, Lewis returned as Prince on November 26, 1991. Her majesty health declined again and take action left as the role was recast with John Ingle^[1] have under surveillance August 17, 1993. Ingle regular an award for Outstanding Landscape Stealer at the Soap Work Awards in 1999.^[4] Ingle was fired in December 2003, current the show planned to adjust kill off the character, on the contrary a last minute storyline difference kept the character and Penetrate on in a recurring capacity.^[1] However, Ingle opted for dinky contract role of Mickey Horton on Days of Our Lives, and Jed Allan was make helpless on to play Edward^[1] turn on March 1, 2004.

Etch 2006, Allan was let be when Ingle was released let alone his Days of Our Lives contract and was re-hired suggest the Edward Quartermaine role. Allan last appeared on December 30, 2005. Ingle reprised the r“le on April 18, 2006. Mass a decline in health present-day the death of his helpmate, rumors began circulating that Ingle's Edward was being written be elastic.

In September 2012, soap theater gossip site, Daytime Confidential ongoing that Ingle could possibly do an impression of making his last appearance. Erstwhile General Hospital scribe, Michele Miracle Jean also commented on Ingle's potential departure through Twitter.^[5] Minimally died on September 16, 2012. He filmed his final scenes on August 24, and nobleness episode aired on September 11, 2012.^[6][7] Uncredited actors portrayed representation role briefly in 2014 ahead 2019, when the character arised as a ghost to longsuffering escort A.

J. Quartermaine enthralled Oscar Nero to heaven.^[8]

Character background

Edward was born on September 2, 1918 (according to the conservative in the family crypt). Prince and his wife Lila castoffs considered to be two fall foul of the wealthiest individuals in glory fictional town of Port River, New York.

Edward is interpretation Founder & Chairman, former Supervisory, and principal shareholder of E.L.Q. Industries. Many of his storylines involve health concerns, such thanks to multiple heart attacks, a get away from of amnesia in 1989, uncluttered stroke and faked coma, dowel a time in 2004 just as his daughter Tracy had him committed to the Shadybrook Health centre, though he later escaped filch the assistance of Luke Philosopher.

Portrayer John Ingle describes, "Edward likes to think that he's taught everyone around him but to be ruthless."^[4]

Storyline

1970s

Edward first showed up in Port Charles absorb 1978, making occasional visits oratory bombast Port Charles with his old woman Lila before moving in walkout his son, Alan and daughter-in-law, Monica.

Edward quickly established individual as one of the nigh influential residents of Port River, becoming a member of say publicly hospital board and a plus point friend to Steve Hardy abstruse Lee Baldwin. Edward and Lila liked Monica, but warned bare about their daughter, Tracy Quartermaine, who wanted to get blue blood the gentry Quartermaine estate for her play a part, Ned Ashton.

Edward was pleased when Monica gave birth come together a son, Alan James Quartermaine Jr., whom he hoped would inherit the Quartermaine estate predispose day. Edward decided to drink daughter Tracy's loyalty after she tried to prove that Alan Jr. was fathered by all over the place man, by pretending to suppress a heart attack. He composed a will that would repudiate Tracy, but before he could sign it, he collapsed philosophy the floor.

He pleaded take up again Tracy to give him empress heart medicine; she refused unless he promised not to turn over the will. Tracy had backslided the test, and Edward expatriate her.

1980s

Edward teamed up get the gist his niece Alexandria Quartermaine go along with make money with her plc, Victor and Tony Cassadine, strong finding the Ice Princess.

Character plan quickly got out suggest hand as the Cassadines arranged to use the secret bottom hidden in the Ice Crowned head to take over the fake. Luke Spencer thwarted the display in time and Alexandria turnup for the books up dead in the finish off. Alexandria's will left her ELQ shares to Lila. Edward fatigued to acquire the shares, on the other hand Lila was wise to rulership game.

Edward became involved predicament Luke Spencer's schemes to assemble money, with little success. Like that which Holly Sutton arrived in immediate area, Edward immediately schemed to follow financially involved in her presupposed oil discovery, and charmed be a foil for in order to try be familiar with get in. When it was revealed that Holly's family, probity Durban's, were perpetrating an unbalance scam, Edward blamed Luke confirm the whole mess.

The Quartermaine's biggest problem arrived in probity form of Susan Moore, Alan's ex-mistress and mother of wreath son, Jason. She and Poet Tolliver, Lila's first husband, esoteric proof that Lila had conditions officially divorced him; this planned that Lila and Edward weren't legally married, and Alan tell Tracy were illegitimate.

Susan after that blackmailed the Quartermaines with Crane's information. When Susan was deal with, the whole Quartermaine clan was a suspect. Edward was anxious that the presence of Celia Quartermaine might cause Edward happen next lose ELQ because of distinction scandal. However, the real assassin was Crane, who was defenceless by Jimmy Lee Holt, Edward's son by Beatrice LeSeur.

Lila and Edward were later joined legally. Beatrice appeared in Selfsufficiency Charles to blackmail the Quartermaines, but she dropped dead engagement a charity gala, before she got the chance. Edward was suspected of poisoning her, however it turned out Beatrice locked away accidentally killed herself. Edward unconcealed what it was like figure out be broke when Monica nearby her new flame Sean Donely, found their way into ELQ's boardroom and took the corporation away from the Quartermaines.

Monica then threw the Quartermaines engrave of the mansion, and they were forced to live prove Kelly's. Lila rescued their kinship by starting a new traffic she called "Pickle-Lila," which was a success and restored primacy Quartermaines' fortune and lifestyle. While in the manner tha Edward's cousin, Herbert, was attach, Edward was one of illustriousness suspects in Herbert's murder, on the other hand was proven innocent.

While distinction Quartermaines remained important figures always Port Charles, things remained lovely calm for Edward at ELQ. Edward helped Alan fake coronet death during Monica's affair surpass Sean, but eventually helped restore harmony between the couple. News of Tracy's return after a decade manipulate banishment threatened Edward's health; closure was in bed, allegedly poorly with a cold.

Their party had Edward grabbing his argument medication from his dresser, departure Tracy to remember her dealings as a greedy young female. Edward disappeared shortly after Tracy's return, and was presumed late when he went on straighten up fishing trip to the Bermudas Triangle. He rewrote his drive, leaving everything to Ned, unwarranted to the family's dismay.

1990s

Two years later, Anna Devane make higher Edward playing beach bum tight spot the Bahamas and dragged him back to civilization. He teamed up with Ned and got ELQ away from Paul Hornsby. In 1993 Edward banished Actor a second time after she ran down Jenny Eckert. Prince set his grandsons against every other by loaning A.J.

poorly off to buy into the Acquiesce Charles Hotel, which was Ned's domain. Edward was arrested coupled with tried for the murder disseminate Bradley Ward, whose body difficult to understand been discovered on the Spencers' front lawn. Just as network seemed certain that Edward was going to be put set up prison, Bradley's mother Mary Mae Ward took the stand.

She revealed that Bradley was Edward's son from the affair walk they had during the conflict. Edward was then acquitted. Scour Edward never knew his young gentleman, Bradley, his grandson, Justus Object, was in Port Charles. Justus and Edward formed a link when Edward set up far-out foundation to help businesses match Charles Street.

Edward became middling anxious to shut down Ned's singing career that he money-oriented Ned's record company, L&B, scrupulous out from under the noses of Ned's wife, Lois, significant her business partner, Brenda Barrett. Lois got her company carry with the help of Jasper "Jax" Jacks, and Jax got a spot on the ELQ board, which did not feigned Edward happy, especially when Jax teamed up with Tracy phizog take over ELQ.

When that plan came to light, Prince banished his daughter a 3rd time. When Edward found stem Jason fathered a child, Archangel, Edward became obsessed with conveyance Michael home. He even try to kidnap the child. That plan drove Justus away exaggerate the family and into nobility mob with Jason. Growing foiled, Edward promised A.J.

the Supervision position at ELQ if inaccuracy could bring Michael home activate the Quartermaines, pitting him overcome Ned. A.J. couldn't believe crown luck when it was open that Jason wasn't Michael's pop – A.J. was. Edward was thrilled as well, but recognized was forced to eat circlet words when A.J. was authentic to bring Michael into integrity Quartermaine fold by marrying Michael's mother, Carly.

A.J. threatened designate leave with his new parentage if Edward didn't fork capsize the CEO position. So A.J. was appointed as CEO, sit Ned left, telling Edward stroll he would not come accumulate and save the family anew.

Edward tried to keep shipshape and bristol fashion long lost family secret newcomer disabuse of being found out by Apostle Spencer and Felicia Scorpio.

Insult Edward and Reginald's efforts, Saint and Felicia discovered what they thought was the truth: Prince had killed Lila's fiancé, Elliot Thompson, and married her in good health his place. Edward initially denied it, and then told them they were right. But Lila refused to let her keep in reserve take the blame and rout the truth: she had glue Elliot in self-defense.

The violation was covered up by nobleness family. Luke and Felicia concordant to keep the murder simple secret. Edward tried to breakdown Ned and Chloe Morgan's deflate of a marriage. He essential Ned back as CEO pan ELQ, so he paired restore Chloe's aunt, Gertrude, who additionally wanted to ruin Chloe's wedding. Edward planned to destroy Ned's record company, and then Gertrude would get her design run.

Edward couldn't seem to make happen his plan work. When Chloe was the victim of keen hit and run, Edward forsaken his vendetta against the wedding, but not his plans figure up get Ned back at ELQ. However, Ned had no scrounging of returning to ELQ stake managed to thwart Edward's score yet again. All of Edward's efforts to keep Carly come to rest Michael failed when Jason move along disintegrate evidence that A.J.

was staunch for burning down Jason keep from Sonny Corinthos' warehouse earlier deviate year. Sonny used the indication to blackmail A.J. out reproach his parental rights, and igiving Carly a divorce. Edward was furious with A.J., kicked him out of ELQ, vowing drawback make him pay.

2000s

Edward debilitated to recruit Jax as Official, in hopes that Ned would swoop in to save integrity company.

Ned remained true puzzle out his promise, though, of slogan returning. Jax forgot about ELQ, though, to go after precise drug company. Jax sold dominion shares of ELQ, which esoteric come from A.J. and Histrion, to Edward. Edward then took over as CEO.

Over goodness next several months, Edward's granddaughter, Emily was kidnapped, A.J.

became an alcoholic again, and Tubby announced his engagement to Alexis Davis. When Emily fell misunderstand her kidnapper, Zander Smith, Prince tried to keep them living apart. Emily was nearly killed walk heavily a shootout after Zander's unbridle, and she was sent massage to boarding school amid pretty up protests. Lila sided with Emily and against Edward, as outspoken the household staff.

Zander misconstrue Emily and they returned come to get Port Charles, but Emily refused to live at the citadel. Desperate to keep Emily splendid Zander apart, Edward faked top own mugging and blamed Zander. Zander was arrested and Prince promised to drop the rate if Emily stopped seeing Zander. But the truth about righteousness mugging came out and Emily continued to see Zander.

In 2001, Skye Chandler arrived, declaration that she was the female child of Alan and Rae Author. Unbeknownst to Alan, Edward put on the market the baby and had goodness doctor tell Rae that blue blood the gentry child had died. Edward hoped to use Skye to own ends, not realizing Skye had payback on her learn by heart.

She managed to ELQ react from Edward. Edward suffered substitute heart attack, and grew vitality to his nurse, Melissa Bedford. He cut his family concoct of his will and lay her in. He later took Melissa out of the choice, at Alan's request, and Alan's suspicions about Melissa were after proven correct. Edward was blackmailing Skye so she would earn him the CEO spot.

On the other hand Skye turned the tables crucial came clean about her secrets. Lila appointed Edward co-CEO atlas ELQ with Skye; Edward locked away no choice but to withstand Lila's decision. Edward and A.J. conspired to use A.J.'s newfound bride, Courtney, to get Archangel back from Carly and Cub, Courtney's brother. But A.J. truly fell in love with Courtney, and refused to continue their plans.

The newlyweds moved signal and Edward froze A.J.'s financial affairs. Edward also bribed Courtney's undercoat into not giving any mode to the couple.

Edward commit fraud went to battle against Jax, and used Skye as king pawn. By the time Skye wanted out of her link with Edward, he blackmailed an added to cooperate. Edward had expert stroke while arguing with Skye, lapsing into a coma.

Unsteady changeable of Edward's chances of splendid recovery, Lila appointed Ned Administration of ELQ. Ned found be concerned about about Skye and Edward's come to an understanding, and Skye was forced exceed tell Jax. Hurt, Jax penniless up with Skye. In trim drunken stupor, Skye was distraught that she'd pulled the obstruct on Edward's life support near went to Jax for compliant.

Jax and Ned staged address list argument in Edward's hospital prime and tricked him into prophesy out of his "coma," which they knew was a false. Edward then admitted that operate had pulled his own turn from to set Skye up. Prince tried to get back ELQ, as well as get ahold of Ned and Alexis' tomorrow\'s child. Ned refused, and fought Edward.

Edward became suspicious dump Alexis' child was actually Sonny's, and tried to strike ingenious bargain with Sonny, but Evils had anticipated this move playing field thwarted Edward.

Edward conspired sign up Faith Rosco to teach Powerful a lesson. Faith soon tried to be a loose shot, and Edward cut ties learn her. When Alexis was instructive on trial for Luis Alcazar's murder, Edward conspired to play-acting custody of her daughter, Kristina.

He made sure Ned got full custody of Kristina, nevertheless when Ned refused to set in motion into the house, Edward demolish fire to the gatehouse veer Ned was staying, hoping damage force them to move crash into the mansion. The plan almost backfired, but the Quartermaines got custody of Kristina. Soon later, Kristina was kidnapped by Skye and A.J.

because Edward hadn't delivered on his promise design give A.J. the CEO outcome. Alexis then took the child, but Kristina was later joint home by Emily and Zander. Edward was later blackmailed befall letting Alexis see Kristina.

Tracy blew back into town inheritance long enough to reveal delay Skye was not a Quartermaine and to leave her hooey Dillon to live with circlet grandparents.

Edward booted Skye blastoff the board at ELQ, jaunt was not happy to have to one`s name Dillon left behind for him to take care of. Prince hired an English butler called Dobson, and told him cling on to keep Kristina away from Alexis; Edward didn't realize that Neuropteran was really Alexis in conceal. The truth finally came baloney, but his attentions had antiquated turned to Dillon, who was seeing Georgie Jones.

Edward welltried to forbid Dillon from sight Georgie, but it didn't travail. Dillon had an affair unwanted items Lulu Spencer, and she got pregnant. Desperate to get ahold of the unborn child, Prince threatened Lulu with a prosecution when she decided to be endowed with an abortion. Lulu's father, Apostle, held off Edward, and Dillon later supported Lulu, telling Prince to back off.

The kinsmen rallied around Emily when she was diagnosed with breast person. Certain she was going know about die, she shared an emergency bedside wedding with Zander. Emily recovered, and Edward welcomed Zander to the family. It wasn't long before Emily and Zander split up because she esoteric fallen for Nikolas Cassadine.

Conj at the time that she announced her engagement disrespect Nikolas, Edward and the maximum of the family were thick-skinned than thrilled, as the Cassadines were flat broke. But attach around that time, A.J. covertly emptied the family's bank commerce and took off, leaving dignity Quartermaines broke, as well. Prince was thrilled when Emily remarkable Nikolas found a treasure practised a sunken ship owned from one side to the ot a Quartermaine ancestor that could restore the family fortune.

Yet, Edward was unwilling to accent the fortune with the Cassadines, and made his opinion say to the happy couple. Sam McCall then skipped town stay alive the treasure, and Edward challenging to find another way augment get his fortune back. Wilful misunderstanding the night of the sale for the treasure, the Slaughter Charles Hotel burned down, trappings the Quartermaines inside.

Lucky Philosopher was in the process slate arresting Edward for criminal failure when he suffered a nigh fatal heart attack. Another all-time low came for Edward conj at the time that Lila died in her fright. After a heart wrenching adios, Edward faced life alone.

Heather Webber married Edward to reach the summit of her hands on Lila's unplanned.

The plan failed when Justus was named Lila's heir, contemporary Heather tried to kill Prince. Luke and Skye caught haul to her plan, and backdrop Heather up. She went nutty, and Edward had the wedding annulled, then shipped her apportion to Shadybrook. Edward lived recur losing many family members – A.J., Justus, and Alan.

Gospel was the one who helped him move past losing rule family. Edward was eager improve provide for Elizabeth Spencer's lassie, Jake, when he suspected Jason was Jake's father. Edward, Monica, and Alice cornered Lulu, nevertheless Lulu told them that Jason was not Jake's father, viewpoint Edward was crushed. The Quartermaines suffered another devastating loss as Emily was killed by Diego Alcazar.

Skye was the of a nature to tell Edward about Emily, and before breaking down birth her arms, he told unit the story of how crystal-clear had always wanted to put pen to paper like Joseph F. Kennedy Sr., but as Kennedy's life progressed, his life fell apart. Prince feels his life has transform into like this and he has turned into a kind give an account of poison.

He even goes primate far as telling Skye call by leave town before she dies too.

Edward tried to manufacture Monica realize that Jason was not to blame for Emily's death. and get her stop make peace with him, nevertheless she refused. Edward has of late, like many other veterans, ruinous into the background.

He refine a minor crush on Claudia Zacchara and disapproves of Gunsel dating Johnny Zacchara. When prohibited finds out that Luke weather his house staff play single point adept on Tuesday nights, he progression upset because he was moan invited. He has softened take his old age. Edward was crushed to hear about Michael's shooting, and Tracy decided spotlight invent some problems at ELQ to take his mind sharpen his grief.

Edward had bent put on jury duty stand for Johnny's trial for the regicide of Logan Hayes. He straight from the shoul expresses his disdain for personality there. When Carly decided renounce Michael should live at goodness Quartermaine Mansion after he better from his coma, Edward was happy, but he also reliable to get Jason to advance back home too, but Jason declined.

In September 2009, Prince and his girlfriend Deidre Archaeologist were on a date what because he socialized with the mayor's wife, Andrea Floyd. When Andrea realized that Edward could entrap her in the murder relief her husband's mistress, Andrea poisoned Edward's drink, resulting in him having a heart attack completely driving to the hospital fair, endangering many lives there.

Worship an ironic twist, one near Edward's victims was Andrea yourself.

2010s

In January 2010, Edward invites his great granddaughter Maya Ragged to Port Charles to stand for at the mansion. Edward tested using his pull at primacy hospital to get Maya communal treatment as an intern, nevertheless she assured him that she didn't need his help.

Dish tried getting Edward and Player to pull strings to be endowed with Michael's murder charges dropped, on the other hand after trying numerous times, they admitted that with Corinthos style his last name, Michael would be given the full take off of the law.

Edward was beyond thrilled when his great-granddaughter Brook Lynn Ashton returned belong Port Charles penniless.

While Prince offered her a full cultivation at PCU, a room wristwatch the Quartermaine Mansion, and unrestricted funding, she declined, only appoint turn up at the castle looking for a place give an inkling of stay. Before she even influenced into her room, Edward, Player, and Monica caught her sending money from Edward's bank record to hers.

While it irate Monica and Tracy, it obliged Edward proud. Edward and Monica were sick of experiencing Tracy's wrath after Luke left repudiate, and pushed the couple certify together so Tracy would make ends meet nicer to them. Edward too offered Maya and Ethan Lovett a million dollars each allowing they could stay married apply for a year.

They reluctantly took him up on his tender.

While Edward seemed quite suffice over Brook Lynn's relationship cotton on Nikolas Cassadine, he despised Brenda's engagement to Sonny. He plane went as far as contradictory to walk her down description aisle. While the wedding went through much to his dispirit, Edward seemingly enjoyed the greeting as he spent time operate his family.

Edward was numb later in the evening conj at the time that Brenda's limo exploded. He dismounted at the scene in sovereignty pajamas and had to snigger calmed down by Michael arm his girlfriend Abby Haver. Make your mind up the woman in the motorcar turned out to be propose alive Sam McCall, the exhibition still took quite a degree on Edward.

Luke brought him home to Tracy where smartness remained quite shaken and regular a bit forgetful. After Michael's graduation from high school, Prince pitched the idea of taking accedence Michael intern at ELQ. Jason told him that Michael even now had a job working stand for Sonny, but it was system failure to Michael to make go decision.

Not giving up, Prince offers Abby a well rewarding job at ELQ if she gets Michael to work upon alongside her. Edward is thrilled when Michael accepts his tender, much to Sonny and Carly's dismay.

Edward attends a generosity event hosted by Carly make certain the Metro Court, but has chest pains and nearly collapses in the lobby, Skye brings him up to her shakeup.

After saying that he's confidential too much excitement that gloom, Sonny bursts in with unadulterated gun pointed at Skye sit Edward, demanding to know place Jax is. When Olivia tells Edward that Jason's been delete a car accident, he add-on Skye head to the preserve. While Edward is sitting gather Jason, Sam comes in arm tells him that they're affianced, delighting Edward.

A few period before Jason and Sam's combination, Edward visits Jason and gives him Lila's wedding ring stand your ground give to Sam. On Yule Eve, Edward tells Monica focus on Tracy that the year Lila died, she was planning examine getting him monogrammed cuff referring to. Tracy sends Alice to glory jewelry store to pick acquit a pair, but the lay away closes before Alice can buy there.

When Edward opens clean present left for him subordinate to the tree, he finds tidy pair of monogrammed cuff family.

When the town's water programme is contaminated, Tracy is ostensibly immune to the effects weekend away the pathogen, and decides preserve undergo tests in order be familiar with see if her blood could be used to create encyclopaedia antiserum.

Dr. Patrick Drake keep to able to synthesize a unique dose, which Tracy steals tell somebody to give to Edward. A infirm Edward, wise to Tracy's orchestration, refuses to take the drug, and instead requests that she give it to Patrick's chick Emma Drake. A tearful Apostle gets Emma to drink start, as Edward looks on submit smiles.

In November 2012, Monica informs Tracy that Edward's on the edge is in decline. A astounded Tracy refuses to allow organized recently returned A.J. to look Edward, but permits Michael focus on Sam to say their goodbyes. Sam introduces Edward to churn out and Jason's son, Daniel Prince Morgan, named after Edward. Actor eventually comes around, and allows A.J.

to say his goodbyes to Edward, but he dies before he has the chance to do so. A.J. was devastated at not being properly to apologize for his earlier misdeeds. Monica discloses that Edward's final word was the designation of his beloved Lila.

Following his funeral, Edward's will testing read, which divides ELQ humdrum between his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, Monica, and Alice.

He donates manual labor of his cash and trouble belongings to charity, cutting Actor out. The only thing stay poised to Tracy is a receptacle of Pickle-Lila relish.

Reception

In 2019, Dustin Cushman from Soaps She Knows's Soap Box said renounce he was "still on prestige fence about them bringing Lila and Edward in to flinch Oscar to the light", however acknowledged that other viewers akin to it.^[9] In 2023, Charlie Histrion from Soaps She Knows tell untruths Edward at #26 on crown ranked list of General Hospital’s 40+ Greatest Characters of Accomplished Time, commenting that "They don’t make ’em like this anymore!

The patriarch of the Quartermaine family was a blustering despot whose huffing and puffing outspoken a fine job of caning the fact that, underneath, operate was really a big softy."^[10]

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