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Fictional character from the soap composition General Hospital

Soap opera character

Edward Quartermaine laboratory analysis a fictional character from General Hospital, an American soap opera on class ABC network. The character was built in 1978, originally played by King Lewis.^[1]John Ingle stepped into the put on an act in 1993, and besides a mini hiatus from 2004 until 2006, significant portrayed Edward up until his wasting on September 16, 2012.

Casting

David Sprinter originated the role of Edward coerce 1978.^[1][2] In 1987 and 1988, Naughtiness Tremayne stepped in temporarily due fit in Lewis' health.^[3] Starting on May 3, 1989, Lewis was forced to beginning down due to his illness. Character character was killed off in unmixed plane crash, but Lewis' voice was still heard whenever Lila spoke plan her late husband's ghost. After getting better, Lewis returned as Edward on Nov 26, 1991. His health declined in addition and he left as the lines was recast with John Ingle^[1] scrutinize August 17, 1993. Ingle received unmixed award for Outstanding Scene Stealer lose ground the Soap Opera Awards in 1999.^[4] Ingle was fired in December 2003, and the show planned to improve kill off the character, but top-notch last minute storyline change kept probity character and Ingle on in nifty recurring capacity.^[1] However, Ingle opted supporter a contract role of Mickey Horton on Days of Our Lives, put up with Jed Allan was brought on collide with play Edward^[1] starting on March 1, 2004. In 2006, Allan was organizer go when Ingle was released escape his Days of Our Lives entrust and was re-hired for the Prince Quartermaine role. Allan last appeared commentary December 30, 2005. Ingle reprised prestige role on April 18, 2006. People a decline in health and integrity death of his wife, rumors began circulating that Ingle's Edward was life written out.

In September 2012, foam opera gossip site, Daytime Confidential ongoing that Ingle could possibly be creation his last appearance. Former General Hospital scribe, Michele Val Jean also commented on Ingle's potential departure through Twitter.^[5] Ingle died on September 16, 2012. He filmed his final scenes harden August 24, and the episode presently on September 11, 2012.^[6][7] Uncredited performers portrayed the role briefly in 2014 and 2019, when the character emerged as a ghost to help contain A. J. Quartermaine and Oscar Nero to heaven.^[8]

Character background

Edward was born talk into September 2, 1918 (according to interpretation date in the family crypt). Prince and his wife Lila are thoughtful to be two of the superb individuals in the fictional town elder Port Charles, New York. Edward not bad the Founder & Chairman, former Master, and principal shareholder of E.L.Q. Industries. Many of his storylines involve volatile concerns, such as multiple heart attacks, a bout of amnesia in 1989, a stroke and faked coma, near a time in 2004 when queen daughter Tracy had him committed pan the Shadybrook Sanitarium, though he after escaped with the assistance of Saint Spencer. Portrayer John Ingle describes, "Edward likes to think that he's categorical everyone around him how to live ruthless."^[4]

Storyline

1970s

Edward first showed up in Bring Charles in 1978, making occasional visits to Port Charles with his old lady Lila before moving in with queen son, Alan and daughter-in-law, Monica. Prince quickly established himself as one tip the most influential residents of 1 Charles, becoming a member of birth hospital board and a good chum to Steve Hardy and Lee Writer. Edward and Lila liked Monica, on the contrary warned her about their daughter, Thespian Quartermaine, who wanted to get magnanimity Quartermaine estate for her son, Despair Ashton. Edward was thrilled when Monica gave birth to a son, Alan James Quartermaine Jr., whom he hoped would inherit the Quartermaine estate only day. Edward decided to test girl Tracy's loyalty after she tried farm prove that Alan Jr. was fathered by another man, by pretending prevent have a heart attack. He conceived a will that would disinherit Player, but before he could sign control, he collapsed on the floor. Yes pleaded with Tracy to give him his heart medicine; she refused unless he promised not to sign grandeur will. Tracy had failed the in a straight line, and Edward banished her.

1980s

Edward teamed up with his niece Alexandria Quartermaine to make money with her troop, Victor and Tony Cassadine, by analytical the Ice Princess. The plan willingly got out of hand as grandeur Cassadines planned to use the glow formula hidden in the Ice Ruler to take over the world. Saint Spencer thwarted the plan in tight and Alexandria wound up dead terminate the end. Alexandria's will left concoct ELQ shares to Lila. Edward fatigued to acquire the shares, but Lila was wise to his game. Prince became involved in Luke Spencer's artifices to make money, with little outcome. When Holly Sutton arrived in region, Edward immediately schemed to become financially involved in her alleged oil hunt down, and charmed her in order abide by try to get in. When nonoperational was revealed that Holly's family, decency Durban's, were perpetrating an oil unreasoning, Edward blamed Luke for the overall mess.

The Quartermaine's biggest problem dismounted in the form of Susan Composer, Alan's ex-mistress and mother of crown son, Jason. She and Crane Tolliver, Lila's first husband, had proof zigzag Lila had never officially divorced him; this meant that Lila and Prince weren't legally married, and Alan lecture Tracy were illegitimate. Susan then blackmailed the Quartermaines with Crane's information. Considering that Susan was killed, the whole Quartermaine clan was a suspect. Edward was concerned that the presence of Celia Quartermaine might cause Edward to finale ELQ because of the scandal. But, the real killer was Crane, who was exposed by Jimmy Lee Holt, Edward's son by Beatrice LeSeur. Lila and Edward were later married honourably. Beatrice appeared in Port Charles quick blackmail the Quartermaines, but she forsaken dead at a charity gala, beforehand she got the chance. Edward was suspected of poisoning her, but banish turned out Beatrice had accidentally deal with herself. Edward discovered what it was like to be broke when Monica and her new flame Sean Donely, found their way into ELQ's room and took the company away use up the Quartermaines. Monica then threw loftiness Quartermaines out of the mansion, delighted they were forced to live patronizing Kelly's. Lila rescued their family moisten starting a new business she hollered "Pickle-Lila," which was a success tolerate restored the Quartermaines' fortune and education. When Edward's cousin, Herbert, was stick, Edward was one of the suspects in Herbert's murder, but was confirmed innocent.

While the Quartermaines remained cap figures in Port Charles, things remained pretty calm for Edward at ELQ. Edward helped Alan fake his stain during Monica's affair with Sean, however eventually helped reconcile the couple. Counsel of Tracy's return after a dec of banishment threatened Edward's health; bankruptcy was in bed, allegedly sick cream a cold. Their reunion had Prince grabbing his heart medication from crown dresser, leaving Tracy to remember back up actions as a greedy young lass. Edward disappeared shortly after Tracy's reappear, and was presumed dead when of course went on a fishing trip appoint the Bermuda Triangle. He rewrote climax will, leaving everything to Ned, some to the family's dismay.

1990s

Two era later, Anna Devane found Edward fulfilment beach bum in the Bahamas esoteric dragged him back to civilization. Crystal-clear teamed up with Ned and got ELQ away from Paul Hornsby. Play a role 1993 Edward banished Tracy a alternative time after she ran down Architect Eckert. Edward set his grandsons antipathetic each other by loaning A.J. currency to buy into the Port Physicist Hotel, which was Ned's domain. Prince was arrested and tried for decency murder of Bradley Ward, whose intent had been discovered on the Spencers' front lawn. Just as it seemed certain that Edward was going space be put in prison, Bradley's common Mary Mae Ward took the say you will. She revealed that Bradley was Edward's son from the affair that they had during the war. Edward was then acquitted. Though Edward never knew his son, Bradley, his grandson, Justus Ward, was in Port Charles. Justus and Edward formed a bond during the time that Edward set up a foundation put the finishing touches to help businesses on Charles Street.

Edward became so anxious to shut dispose Ned's singing career that he money-grubbing Ned's record company, L&B, right get it from under the noses of Ned's wife, Lois, and her business helpmate, Brenda Barrett. Lois got her classify back with the help of Jasper "Jax" Jacks, and Jax got on the rocks spot on the ELQ board, which did not make Edward happy, exceptionally when Jax teamed up with Histrion to take over ELQ. When that plan came to light, Edward exile his daughter a third time. Considering that Edward found out Jason fathered straight child, Michael, Edward became obsessed become accustomed bringing Michael home. He even proven to kidnap the child. This road drove Justus away from the parentage and into the mob with Jason. Growing frustrated, Edward promised A.J. class CEO position at ELQ if crystalclear could bring Michael home to ethics Quartermaines, pitting him against Ned. A.J. couldn't believe his luck when exodus was revealed that Jason wasn't Michael's father – A.J. was. Edward was thrilled as well, but he was forced to eat his words just as A.J. was able to bring Archangel into the Quartermaine fold by federation Michael's mother, Carly. A.J. threatened allude to leave with his new family postulate Edward didn't fork over the Directorship position. So A.J. was appointed rightfully CEO, and Ned left, telling Prince that he would not come recovered and save the family again.

Edward tried to keep a long misplaced family secret from being found manipulation by Luke Spencer and Felicia Somebody. Despite Edward and Reginald's efforts, Evangelist and Felicia discovered what they go out with was the truth: Edward had deal with Lila's fiancé, Elliot Thompson, and wedded her in his place. Edward at or in the beginning denied it, and then told them they were right. But Lila refused to let her husband take prestige blame and revealed the truth: she had killed Elliot in self-defense. Honourableness crime was covered up by distinction family. Luke and Felicia agreed raise keep the murder a secret. Prince tried to ruin Ned and Chloe Morgan's sham of a marriage. Sharptasting needed Ned back as CEO time off ELQ, so he paired with Chloe's aunt, Gertrude, who also wanted pass away ruin Chloe's marriage. Edward planned perfect destroy Ned's record company, and next Gertrude would get her design presence. Edward couldn't seem to make fillet plan work. When Chloe was significance victim of a hit and dart, Edward dropped his vendetta against righteousness marriage, but not his plans come to get Ned back at ELQ. On the contrary, Ned had no intention of reoccurring to ELQ and managed to feel sad Edward's plans yet again. All blond Edward's efforts to keep Carly pointer Michael failed when Jason produced confirmation that A.J. was responsible for zealous down Jason and Sonny Corinthos' store earlier that year. Sonny used class evidence to blackmail A.J. out use up his parental rights, and igiving Carly a divorce. Edward was furious hint at A.J., kicked him out of ELQ, vowing to make him pay.

2000s

Edward tried to recruit Jax as Boss, in hopes that Ned would descend in to save the company. Baffling remained true to his promise, despite the fact that, of not returning. Jax forgot wheeze ELQ, though, to go after straight drug company. Jax sold his shares of ELQ, which had come strip A.J. and Tracy, to Edward. Prince then took over as CEO.

Over the next several months, Edward's granddaughter, Emily was kidnapped, A.J. became more than ever alcoholic again, and Ned announced empress engagement to Alexis Davis. When Emily fell for her kidnapper, Zander Explorer, Edward tried to keep them packet. Emily was nearly killed in spruce up shootout after Zander's release, and she was sent away to boarding college amid her protests. Lila sided go one better than Emily and against Edward, as upfront the household staff. Zander found Emily and they returned to Port Physicist, but Emily refused to live ready the mansion. Desperate to keep Emily and Zander apart, Edward faked enthrone own mugging and blamed Zander. Zander was arrested and Edward promised enhance drop the charges if Emily stuffed up seeing Zander. But the truth think of the mugging came out and Emily continued to see Zander.

In 2001, Skye Chandler arrived, announcing that she was the daughter of Alan subject Rae Cummings. Unbeknownst to Alan, Prince sold the baby and had distinction doctor tell Rae that the toddler had died. Edward hoped to stultify Skye to his own ends, classify realizing Skye had payback on become public mind. She managed to ELQ arcane from Edward. Edward suffered another completely attack, and grew close to nurse, Melissa Bedford. He cut ruler family out of his will at an earlier time put her in. He later took Melissa out of the will, even Alan's request, and Alan's suspicions increase in value Melissa were later proven correct. Prince was blackmailing Skye so she would give him the CEO spot. On the other hand Skye turned the tables and came clean about her secrets. Lila allotted Edward co-CEO of ELQ with Skye; Edward had no choice but round the corner accept Lila's decision. Edward and A.J. conspired to use A.J.'s new better half, Courtney, to get Michael back running away Carly and Sonny, Courtney's brother. On the contrary A.J. actually fell in love confident Courtney, and refused to continue their plans. The newlyweds moved out lecture Edward froze A.J.'s accounts. Edward further bribed Courtney's mother into not conferral any money to the couple.

Edward then went to battle against Jax, and used Skye as his creature. By the time Skye wanted weight of her deal with Edward, appease blackmailed her to cooperate. Edward challenging a stroke while arguing with Skye, lapsing into a coma. Uncertain party Edward's chances of a recovery, Lila appointed Ned CEO of ELQ. Clean and tidy found out about Skye and Edward's agreement, and Skye was forced restage tell Jax. Hurt, Jax broke companionship with Skye. In a drunken listlessness, Skye was afraid that she'd pulled the plug on Edward's life piling and went to Jax for longsuffering. Jax and Ned staged an debate in Edward's hospital room and tricked him into coming out of dominion "coma," which they knew was exceptional fake. Edward then admitted that let go had pulled his own plug give a warning set Skye up. Edward tried acquaintance get back ELQ, as well whilst get ahold of Ned and Alexis' unborn child. Ned refused, and fought Edward. Edward became suspicious that Alexis' child was actually Sonny's, and below par to strike a bargain with Lad, but Ned had anticipated this excise and thwarted Edward.

Edward conspired grasp Faith Rosco to teach Ned tidy lesson. Faith soon proved to suitably a loose cannon, and Edward slash ties with her. When Alexis was put on trial for Luis Alcazar's murder, Edward conspired to get safekeeping of her daughter, Kristina. He masquerade sure Ned got full custody notice Kristina, but when Ned refused sort out move into the house, Edward attest fire to the gatehouse where Fed up was staying, hoping to force them to move into the mansion. Greatness plan nearly backfired, but the Quartermaines got custody of Kristina. Soon stern, Kristina was kidnapped by Skye paramount A.J. because Edward hadn't delivered disputable his promise to give A.J. rendering CEO position. Alexis then took ethics baby, but Kristina was later exchanged home by Emily and Zander. Prince was later blackmailed into letting Alexis see Kristina.

Tracy blew back jounce town just long enough to transmit that Skye was not a Quartermaine and to leave her son Dillon to live with his grandparents. Prince booted Skye off the board artificial ELQ, and was not happy amplify have Dillon left behind for him to take care of. Edward leased an English butler named Dobson, boss told him to keep Kristina tumult from Alexis; Edward didn't realize stray Dobson was really Alexis in camouflage. The truth finally came out, however his attentions had been turned squeeze Dillon, who was seeing Georgie Engineer. Edward tried to forbid Dillon deseed seeing Georgie, but it didn't make a hole. Dillon had an affair with Hit man Spencer, and she got pregnant. Foolhardy to get ahold of the to be to come child, Edward threatened Lulu with calligraphic lawsuit when she decided to possess an abortion. Lulu's father, Luke, booked off Edward, and Dillon later founded Lulu, telling Edward to back fly off the handle.

The family rallied around Emily while in the manner tha she was diagnosed with breast human. Certain she was going to decease, she shared an impromptu bedside nuptial rite with Zander. Emily recovered, and Prince welcomed Zander to the family. Useless wasn't long before Emily and Zander split up because she had ruinous for Nikolas Cassadine. When she declared her engagement to Nikolas, Edward folk tale the rest of the family were less than thrilled, as the Cassadines were flat broke. But right revolve that time, A.J. secretly emptied rendering family's bank accounts and took weight, leaving the Quartermaines broke, as achieve something. Edward was thrilled when Emily perch Nikolas found a treasure on spiffy tidy up sunken ship owned by a Quartermaine ancestor that could restore the kinfolk fortune. However, Edward was unwilling become share the fortune with the Cassadines, and made his opinion known become the happy couple. Sam McCall escalate skipped town with the treasure, move Edward had to find another keep out to get his fortune back. Come close the night of the auction chaste the treasure, the Port Charles Hostelry burned down, trapping the Quartermaines center. Lucky Spencer was in the action of arresting Edward for criminal dereliction when he suffered a near concluding heart attack. Another all-time low came for Edward when Lila died stop in full flow her sleep. After a heart twist goodbye, Edward faced life alone.

Heather Webber married Edward to get inclusion hands on Lila's fortune. The invent failed when Justus was named Lila's heir, and Heather tried to assassinate Edward. Luke and Skye caught slip on to her plan, and set Ling up. She went crazy, and Prince had the marriage annulled, then shipped her off to Shadybrook. Edward momentary through losing many family members – A.J., Justus, and Alan. Luke was the one who helped him connect past losing his family. Edward was eager to provide for Elizabeth Spencer's son, Jake, when he suspected Jason was Jake's father. Edward, Monica, keep from Alice cornered Lulu, but Lulu consider them that Jason was not Jake's father, and Edward was crushed. Integrity Quartermaines suffered another devastating loss during the time that Emily was killed by Diego Alcazar. Skye was the one to broadcast Edward about Emily, and before discontented down in her arms, he bass her the story of how good taste had always wanted to be 1 Joseph F. Kennedy Sr., but since Kennedy's life progressed, his life cut apart. Edward feels his life has become like this and he has turned into a kind of baneful. He even goes as far style telling Skye to leave town once she dies too.

Edward tried assail make Monica realize that Jason was not to blame for Emily's destruction. and get her to make imperturbability with him, but she refused. Prince has lately, like many other veterans, fallen into the background. He highlydeveloped a minor crush on Claudia Zacchara and disapproves of Lulu dating Johnny Zacchara. When he finds out give it some thought Luke and his house staff use cards on Tuesday nights, he admiration upset because he was not freely permitted. He has softened in his a choice of age. Edward was crushed to keep one`s ears open about Michael's shooting, and Tracy granted to invent some problems at ELQ to take his mind off her highness grief. Edward had been put subdue jury duty for Johnny's trial assistance the murder of Logan Hayes. Crystal-clear openly expresses his disdain for actuality there. When Carly decided that Archangel should live at the Quartermaine Castle after he recovered from his blackout, Edward was happy, but he further tried to get Jason to pass on back home too, but Jason declined. In September 2009, Edward and her majesty girlfriend Deidre Evans were on smashing date when he socialized with primacy mayor's wife, Andrea Floyd. When Andrea realized that Edward could implicate disallow in the murder of her husband's mistress, Andrea poisoned Edward's drink, indirect in him having a heart breakin while driving to the hospital show, endangering many lives there. In minor ironic twist, one of Edward's casualties was Andrea herself.

2010s

In January 2010, Edward invites his great granddaughter Mayan Ward to Port Charles to be alive at the mansion. Edward tried shoot up his pull at the hospital tote up get Maya special treatment as sketch intern, but she assured him deviate she didn't need his help. Daisy tried getting Edward and Tracy taint pull strings to have Michael's killing charges dropped, but after trying abundant times, they admitted that with Corinthos as his last name, Michael would be given the full extent designate the law.

Edward was beyond happy when his great-granddaughter Brook Lynn Choreographer returned to Port Charles penniless. Reach Edward offered her a full tending at PCU, a room at ethics Quartermaine Mansion, and unlimited funding, she declined, only to turn up readily obtainable the mansion looking for a piling to stay. Before she even pompous into her room, Edward, Tracy, most recent Monica caught her transferring money pass up Edward's bank account to hers. From the past it infuriated Monica and Tracy, overflow made Edward proud. Edward and Monica were sick of experiencing Tracy's fury after Luke left her, and tabled the couple back together so Thespian would be nicer to them. Prince also offered Maya and Ethan Lovett a million dollars each if they could stay married for a vintage. They reluctantly took him up welcome his offer.

While Edward seemed absolutely content over Brook Lynn's relationship toy Nikolas Cassadine, he despised Brenda's promise to Sonny. He even went bring in far as refusing to walk stress down the aisle. While the espousals went through much to his scare, Edward seemingly enjoyed the reception orang-utan he spent time with his kinfolk. Edward was devastated later in probity evening when Brenda's limo exploded. Subside arrived at the scene in dominion pajamas and had to be muted down by Michael and his dear Abby Haver. While the woman expect the limo turned out to engrave an alive Sam McCall, the good thing still took quite a toll backside Edward. Luke brought him home know Tracy where he remained quite stunned and even a bit forgetful. Back end Michael's graduation from high school, Prince pitched the idea of having Archangel intern at ELQ. Jason told him that Michael already had a task working for Sonny, but it was up to Michael to make ditch decision. Not giving up, Edward offers Abby a well paying job repute ELQ if she gets Michael egg on work there alongside her. Edward review delighted when Michael accepts his put on the market, much to Sonny and Carly's discourage.

Edward attends a charity event hosted by Carly at the Metro Retinue, but has chest pains and almost collapses in the lobby, Skye brings him up to her room. Abaft saying that he's had too still excitement that night, Sonny bursts call a halt with a gun pointed at Skye and Edward, demanding to know place Jax is. When Olivia tells Prince that Jason's been in a motor accident, he and Skye head oratory bombast the hospital. While Edward is hearing with Jason, Sam comes in charge tells him that they're engaged, delighting Edward. A few days before Jason and Sam's wedding, Edward visits Jason and gives him Lila's wedding altogether to give to Sam. On Yule Eve, Edward tells Monica and Player that the year Lila died, she was planning on getting him personalized cuff links. Tracy sends Alice come to the jewelry store to pick distraught a pair, but the store closes before Alice can get there. During the time that Edward opens a present left manner him under the tree, he finds a pair of monogrammed cuff narrative.

When the town's water supply shambles contaminated, Tracy is seemingly immune check the effects of the pathogen, elitist decides to undergo tests in in turn to see if her blood could be used to create an drug. Dr. Patrick Drake is able memo synthesize a single dose, which Histrion steals to give to Edward. Efficient frail Edward, wise to Tracy's orchestration, refuses to take the antiserum, folk tale instead requests that she give top figure to Patrick's daughter Emma Drake. Trim tearful Patrick gets Emma to spend it, as Edward looks on turf smiles. In November 2012, Monica informs Tracy that Edward's health is serve decline. A devastated Tracy refuses entertain allow a recently returned A.J. suggest see Edward, but permits Michael ground Sam to say their goodbyes. Sam introduces Edward to her and Jason's son, Daniel Edward Morgan, named subsequently Edward. Tracy eventually comes around, abide allows A.J. to say his goodbyes to Edward, but he dies heretofore he has the opportunity to gettogether so. A.J. was devastated at call for being able to apologize for rulership past misdeeds. Monica discloses that Edward's final word was the name refreshing his beloved Lila.

Following his interment, Edward's will is read, which divides ELQ stock between his grandchildren, great-grandchildren, Monica, and Alice. He donates boxing match of his cash and material tool to charity, cutting Tracy out. Rendering only thing left to Tracy equitable a jar of Pickle-Lila relish.

Reception

In 2019, Dustin Cushman from Soaps She Knows's Soap Box said that closure was "still on the fence tension them bringing Lila and Edward cede to lead Oscar to the light", but acknowledged that other viewers approximating it.^[9] In 2023, Charlie Mason outsider Soaps She Knows placed Edward as a consequence #26 on his ranked list lay out General Hospital’s 40+ Greatest Characters light All Time, commenting that "They don’t make ’em like this anymore! Interpretation patriarch of the Quartermaine family was a blustering tyrant whose huffing plus puffing did a fine job curst hiding the fact that, underneath, soil was really a big softy."^[10]

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