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{{Wikipedia|Mary Mae Ward}}
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{{infobox soap character
 
| name = Mary Mae Ward
 
| name = Mary Mae Ward
 
| series = [[General Hospital (show)|General Hospital]]
 
| series = [[General Hospital (show)|General Hospital]]
| portrayer = [[Rosalind Cash]]
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| portrayer = Rosalind Cash
| years =
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| years = 1994-96
 
| first = January 7, 1994
 
| first = January 7, 1994
| last = 1996
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| last = January 17, 1996
| cause = Died in her sleep
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| cause = Died
| creator = [[Claire Labine]]
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| creator = Claire Labine
| books = ''[[Robin's Diary]]''
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| introducer = [[Wendy Riche]]
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| books = [[Robin's Diary]]
 
| spinoffs =
 
| spinoffs =
| image1 = File:Mary_mae.jpg
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| image1 = File:GHCash-Mary Mae.png
| caption1 = Rosalind Cash as Mary Mae Ward
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| caption1 = <!-- Caption not needed with only one actor -->
 
| image2 = <!-- For alternate performer only -->
 
| image2 = <!-- For alternate performer only -->
 
| caption2 =
 
| caption2 =
 
| image3 = <!-- For alternate performer only -->
 
| image3 = <!-- For alternate performer only -->
 
| caption3 =
 
| caption3 =
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| family = [[Ward family|Ward]]
| nickname = Mae Mae<br>Granny Mae<br><small>(by Justus)</small><br>Gram Mae<br><small>(by Keesha)</small>
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| nickname = Mae Mae<br>Granny Mae <small>(by [[Justus Ward|Justus]])</small><br>Gram Mae <small>(by [[Keesha Ward|Keesha]])</small>
| alias = Mary Mae Powers<br><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7QyIuyvg&feature=related</ref>
 
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| alias =
 
| birthname = Mary Mae Courtnee<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTvh7z9WzA ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kzPT6RxcxM&feature=related</ref>
 
| legalname = Mary Mae Powers<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7QyIuyvg&feature=related</ref>
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| namesakes = Mae Courtnee
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| ethnicity = African-American
 
| gender = Female
 
| gender = Female
 
| born = 1926<ref>Mary Mae was 18 in 1944 when she and Edward started sleeping together</ref>
 
| born = 1926<ref>Mary Mae was 18 in 1944 when she and Edward started sleeping together</ref>
 
| died = January 17, 1996<br>Bradley Ward House<br>[[Port Charles, New York]]
 
| died = January 17, 1996<br>Bradley Ward House<br>[[Port Charles, New York]]
| age = 69 (at death)
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| age = 69 <small>(at death)
 
| death cause = Heart attack<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp7pyMDpGOM&feature=related</ref>
 
| death cause = Heart attack<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp7pyMDpGOM&feature=related</ref>
| occupation = Owner of Ward House<br>Blues Singer
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| occupation = Owner of The Ward House<br>Blues Singer
 
| title =
 
| title =
| residence = [[Port Charles, New York]]
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| residence =
| parents = Miriam Courtnee<br><small>(mother)<ref> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uLIVmw16UI&feature=related ; Keesha says that her great-grandmother was Virginia Cummins, but doesn't explicitly say Virginia was Mary Mae's mother: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGeXTRu3xQc&feature=related</ref></small>
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| parents = Miriam Courtnee <small>(deceased)</small><ref> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uLIVmw16UI&feature=related ... Keesha says that her great-grandmother was Virginia Cummins, but doesn't explicitly say Virginia was Mary Mae's mother: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGeXTRu3xQc&feature=related</ref>
 
| siblings = Unknown brothers<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8wZuM-PBSE</ref>
 
| siblings = Unknown brothers<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8wZuM-PBSE</ref>
| spouse = Buddy Powers<br><small>(1944; dissolved by his death)<ref>Mary Mae met a sax player when she was 16 and married him 2 years later: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZJUJUOIeuw</ref><ref>Mary Mae's first husband died in 1944, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqYQtzD0NY</ref></small><br>Dan Ward<br><small>(1946-1969; dissolved by his death)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqYQtzD0NY</ref></small>
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| spouse = Buddy Powers <small>(1944; widowed)<ref>Mary Mae met a sax player when she was 16 and married him 2 years later: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZJUJUOIeuw ... Mary Mae's first husband died in 1944, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqYQtzD0NY</ref></small><br>Dan Ward <small>(1946-69; widowed)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqYQtzD0NY</ref></small>
| romances = [[Edward Quartermaine]]<br><small>(lovers)</small>
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| romances = [[Edward Quartermaine]]<br><small>(affair; deceased)</small>
| children = [[Bradley Ward]]<br><small>(son, with [[Edward Quartermaine|Edward]]; deceased)<ref>Bradley was the oldest of Mary Mae's children: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhAwL6-yhFo</ref></small><br>David Ward<br><small>(son, with Dan)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqYQtzD0NY</ref></small><br>Idios Ward<br><small>(daughter, with Dan)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yYhzQ64vDE&feature=related ; Spelling came from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mae_Ward#References</ref></small>
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| children = [[Bradley Ward]]<br><small>(with [[Edward Quartermaine|Edward]]; deceased)</small><br>David Ward<br>Idios Ward<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yYhzQ64vDE&feature=related ; Spelling came from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mae_Ward#References</ref><br><small>(with Dan)</small>
| grandchildren = [[Justus Ward]]<br><small>(grandson; via [[Bradley Ward|Bradley]]; deceased)</small> <br>[[Faith Ward]]<br><small>(granddaughter; via [[Bradley Ward|Bradley]])</small><br>Hope Ward<br><small>(granddaughter, via [[Bradley Ward|Bradley]])</small>{{Cite}}<br>Roy Ward<br><small>(grandson, via David)</small><br>[[Keesha Ward]]<br><small>(granddaughter; via David)</smalL><br>Three more<ref>Mary Mae states she has seven grandchildren, two by Bradley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sPwLK_D4Cc&feature=related</ref>
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| grandchildren = [[Justus Ward]] <small>(deceased)</small><br>[[Faith Ward]]<br><small>(via [[Bradley Ward|Bradley]])</small><br>Roy Ward<br>[[Keesha Ward]]<br><small>(via David)</smalL><br>Three more<ref>Mary Mae states she has seven grandchildren, two by Bradley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sPwLK_D4Cc&feature=related</ref>
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| greatgrandchildren = [[Maya Ward]] <small>(via [[Faith Ward|Faith]])</small>
| grandparents = Henry Courtnee<br><small>(paternal grandfather)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTvh7z9WzA</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8wZuM-PBSE</ref></small>
 
 
| grandparents = Henry Courtnee<br><small>(paternal; deceased)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTvh7z9WzA</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8wZuM-PBSE</ref></small>
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| greatgrandparents = Mae and Claudius Courtnee <small>(paternal; deceased)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTvh7z9WzA</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8wZuM-PBSE</ref></small>
 
| aunts/uncles =
 
| aunts/uncles =
 
| nieces/nephews =
 
| nieces/nephews =
 
| cousins =
 
| cousins =
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| relatives =
| relatives = [[Maya Ward (Annie Ilonzeh)|Maya Ward]]<br><small>(great-granddaughter; via [[Faith Ward|Faith]])</small><br>Mae and Claudius Courtnee<br><small>(paternal great-grandparents)<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTvh7z9WzA</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8wZuM-PBSE</ref></small>
 
| color = black
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| color = #c0c0c0
| color text = white
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| color text = black
 
| species = <!-- For non-humans only -->
 
| species = <!-- For non-humans only -->
 
}}
 
}}
'''Mary Mae Ward''' (née '''Courtnee'''<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTvh7z9WzA</ref><ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kzPT6RxcxM&feature=related</ref>; previously '''Powers'''<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7QyIuyvg&feature=related</ref>) was a fictional character on the ABC [[soap opera]], ''[[General Hospital (show)|General Hospital]]''. She was the mother of Bradley Ward, and the former mistress of [[Edward Quartermaine]]. The role was originated by [[Rosalind Cash]] in 1994.
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'''Mary Mae Ward''' was a fictional character on the ABC [[soap opera]], ''[[General Hospital (show)|General Hospital]]''. She was the mother of the late, [[Bradley Ward (Aaron Seville)|Bradley Ward]], and the former mistress of the late, [[Edward Quartermaine]].
==Character history==
 
Mary Mae lost her husband due to war at the age of 18.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7QyIuyvg&feature=related</ref> Mary Mae took her cue from her late husband Bradley, who was a musician before the war and started making a living for herself as a blues singer in Virginia. While working one night, she met a navy man, [[Edward Quartermaine]]. They both related to one another but the music drew them together most. They had a brief affair until Edward was shipped overseas but they kept in touch through letters. Mary Mae wrote him a letter and told him that she was pregnant and that she would raise his child on her own. She named the child Bradley, after her late husband.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7QyIuyvg&feature=related</ref> Mary Mae married Dan Ward in 1946 and relocated to [[Port Charles]] with her family, not knowing that Edward lived in Long Island, New York. She and Dan had another son, David Ward, and a daughter, Idios.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqYQtzD0NY</ref> She didn't see Edward again until July 1st, 1974 when she visited him at his apartment in Port Charles. When her son came home looking shaken up, she knew what she had to do to save his life. She told Edward who she was and that their son was in danger because '''Jack Boland''', one of Edward's business partners was working with mob boss, [[Frank Smith]]. Bradley had been causing trouble for the criminals. Edward did all he could to keep Bradley safe but Jack murdered him in cold blood that very same night.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7QyIuyvg&feature=related</ref> Jack left the scene and the gun in Bradley's hand leading Mary Mae to believed he'd committed suicide. She buried his body in the backyard of their home at 24 Royal Street in Port Charles. Mary Mae made Edward promise that the investigation into Bradley's death wouldn't destroy everything he'd worked so hard for. Edward used his money and influence to stop the investigation which led to the rumor that he had murdered Bradley. In June 1994 after Bradley's body is discovered, Edward is put on trial forcing Mary Mae to tell everyone the truth, Edward & Bradley were father and son. Edward could have never put a gun to his own child's head. Edward is later acquitted of the charges.
 
   
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The role was originated by Rosalind Cash in 1994.
Mary Mae found herself singing the blues again when [[Lois Cerullo]] offered her a job at her record label, L&B. Mary Mae was a hit at Luke's club where everyone would go to listen to her beautiful voice. Mary Mae was adored by many in Port Charles. When she died in her sleep in January 1996, the whole town turned out to pay their respects to their beloved Mary Mae.
 
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==Casting==
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The role of Mary Mae Ward was originated by Rosalind Cash (1938-95)<ref name=Gussow>{{cite news|last=Gussow|first=Mel|title=Rosalind Cash, 56, at Home on Stage and Screen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/11/03/arts/rosalind-cash-56-at-home-on-stage-and-screen.html|accessdate=August 28, 2012|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 3, 1995|page=22}}</ref> in 1994, who played her as a proud matriarch character who had triumphed over racism and tragedy.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/30382%7c0/Rosalind-Cash/|title=Rosalind Cash|accessdate=July 13, 2011|publisher=[[Turner Classic Movies]]}}</ref>
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When Cash died of cancer in 1995, the Mary Mae Ward character was written out of the series, with an explanation of having died of a heart attack.<!--natural causes.-->
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In 1996, Cash was posthumously nominated for an Emmy Award for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.<ref>{{cite news|title=Emmy nominations for daytime announced|accessdate=May 2, 2016|url=https://www.questia.com/newspaper/1P2-33006761/emmy-nominations-for-daytime-announced|date=April 6, 1996|work=[[St. Louis Post-Dispatch]]|author=Associated Press}}</ref>
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==Storylines==
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Mary Mae lost her husband due to war at the age of 18.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7QyIuyvg&feature=related</ref> Mary Mae took her cue from her late husband Buddy, who was a musician before the war and started making a living for herself as a blues singer in Virginia. While working one night, she met a navy man, [[Edward Quartermaine]]. They both related to one another but the music drew them together most.
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They had a brief affair until Edward was shipped overseas but they kept in touch through letters. Mary Mae wrote him a letter and told him that she was pregnant and that she would raise his child on her own. She named the child Bradley.
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Mary Mae married Dan Ward in 1946 and relocated to [[Port Charles]] with her family, not knowing that Edward lived in Long Island, New York. She and Dan had another son, David Ward, and a daughter, Idios.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqYQtzD0NY</ref> She didn't see Edward again until July 1st, 1974 when she visited him at his apartment in Port Charles.
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When her son came home looking shaken up, she knew what she had to do to save his life. She told Edward who she was and that their son was in danger because Jack Boland, one of Edward's business partners was working with mob boss, [[Frank Smith]]. Bradley had been causing trouble for the criminals.
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Edward did all he could to keep Bradley safe but Jack murdered him in cold blood that very same night.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7QyIuyvg&feature=related</ref> Jack left the scene and the gun in Bradley's hand leading Mary Mae to believed he'd committed suicide. She buried his body in the backyard of their home at 24 Royal Street in Port Charles. Mary Mae made Edward promise that the investigation into Bradley's death wouldn't destroy everything he'd worked so hard for.
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Edward used his money and influence to stop the investigation which led to the rumor that he had murdered Bradley. In June 1994, after Bradley's body is discovered, Edward is put on trial forcing Mary Mae to tell everyone the truth, Edward and Bradley were father and son. Edward could have never put a gun to his own child's head. Edward is later acquitted of the charges.
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[[File:Mary_mae_and_pips.jpg|thumb|left|180px|Mary Mae Ward and the Pips (Justus, Lucky, Luke) performed at the 1995 [[The Nurses' Ball|Nurses' Ball]]]]
 
Mary Mae found herself singing the blues again when [[Lois Cerullo]] offered her a job at L&B records. Mary Mae was a hit at Luke's club where everyone went to listen to her beautiful voice. Mary Mae was adored by many in Port Charles. When she died in her sleep in January 1996, the whole town turned out to pay their respects to their beloved Mary Mae.
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==Family tree==
 
==Family tree==
 
{{Familytree
 
{{Familytree
| | | |Claudius Courtnee|V|Mae Courtnee| _
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| | | ||Claudius<br>Courtnee|V|Mae<br>Courtnee| _
| | | | | | |:| _
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| | | || | | |:| _
|||| | |Henry Courtnee|_
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|||| || |Henry<br>Courtnee|_
| | | | | | |:| _
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| | || | | | |:| _
| | ||||Unknown Courtnee|V|Miriam Courtnee|_
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| | |||||unknown|V|Miriam<br>Courtnee|_
|| | | | | | | |:|_
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|| || | | | | | |:|_
| |[[Edward Quartermaine]]|~|V|~|'''Mary Mae Ward'''|~|~|~|~|~|V|Dan Ward|_
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|[[Edward Quartermaine|Edward<br>Quartermaine]]|V|~|~|~|~|{{Nowrap|'''Mary Mae}}<br>Courtnee'''|~|~|~|~|V|Dan<br>Ward|_
| | | | | |: | | | | | | | |F|~|A|~|7| |_
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| | | |:| | | | | | | |F|~|~|~|A|~|~|~|7|_
|Isobel Ward|V|[[Bradley Ward]]| |Margaret Ward|V|David Ward| |Idios Ward|_
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|||[[Bradley Ward|Bradley<br>Ward]]|V|Isobel<br>Ward| |David<br>Ward|V|Margaret<br>Ward| |Idios<br>Ward|_
| |F|~|A|~|7| | | |F|~|A|~|7|_
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||| |F|~|A|~|7| | | |F|~|A|~|7|_
|[[Justus Ward]]| |[[Faith Ward]]| |Roy Ward| |[[Keesha Ward]]|_
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|||[[Justus Ward|Justus<br>Ward]]| |[[Faith Ward|Faith<br>Ward]]| |Roy<br>Ward| |[[Keesha Ward|Keesha<br>Ward]]|_
| | | | | |:| _
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| |||| | | |:| _
| | | | |[[Maya Ward]]| _
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| | |||| |[[Maya Ward|Maya<br>Ward]]| _
 
}}
 
}}
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
{{reflist|2}}
 
{{reflist|2}}
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==External links==
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*[http://soapcentral.com/gh/whoswho/marymae.php Who's Who in Port Charles: Mary Mae Ward]
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Mary Mae Ward was a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital. She was the mother of the late, Bradley Ward, and the former mistress of the late, Edward Quartermaine.

The role was originated by Rosalind Cash in 1994.

Casting

The role of Mary Mae Ward was originated by Rosalind Cash (1938-95)[15] in 1994, who played her as a proud matriarch character who had triumphed over racism and tragedy.[16]

When Cash died of cancer in 1995, the Mary Mae Ward character was written out of the series, with an explanation of having died of a heart attack.

In 1996, Cash was posthumously nominated for an Emmy Award for Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.[17]

Storylines

Mary Mae lost her husband due to war at the age of 18.[18] Mary Mae took her cue from her late husband Buddy, who was a musician before the war and started making a living for herself as a blues singer in Virginia. While working one night, she met a navy man, Edward Quartermaine. They both related to one another but the music drew them together most.

They had a brief affair until Edward was shipped overseas but they kept in touch through letters. Mary Mae wrote him a letter and told him that she was pregnant and that she would raise his child on her own. She named the child Bradley.

Mary Mae married Dan Ward in 1946 and relocated to Port Charles with her family, not knowing that Edward lived in Long Island, New York. She and Dan had another son, David Ward, and a daughter, Idios.[19] She didn't see Edward again until July 1st, 1974 when she visited him at his apartment in Port Charles.

When her son came home looking shaken up, she knew what she had to do to save his life. She told Edward who she was and that their son was in danger because Jack Boland, one of Edward's business partners was working with mob boss, Frank Smith. Bradley had been causing trouble for the criminals.

Edward did all he could to keep Bradley safe but Jack murdered him in cold blood that very same night.[20] Jack left the scene and the gun in Bradley's hand leading Mary Mae to believed he'd committed suicide. She buried his body in the backyard of their home at 24 Royal Street in Port Charles. Mary Mae made Edward promise that the investigation into Bradley's death wouldn't destroy everything he'd worked so hard for.

Edward used his money and influence to stop the investigation which led to the rumor that he had murdered Bradley. In June 1994, after Bradley's body is discovered, Edward is put on trial forcing Mary Mae to tell everyone the truth, Edward and Bradley were father and son. Edward could have never put a gun to his own child's head. Edward is later acquitted of the charges.

Mary mae and pips

Mary Mae Ward and the Pips (Justus, Lucky, Luke) performed at the 1995 Nurses' Ball

Mary Mae found herself singing the blues again when Lois Cerullo offered her a job at L&B records. Mary Mae was a hit at Luke's club where everyone went to listen to her beautiful voice. Mary Mae was adored by many in Port Charles. When she died in her sleep in January 1996, the whole town turned out to pay their respects to their beloved Mary Mae.

Family tree

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Claudius
Courtnee
   
   
Mae
Courtnee
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Henry
Courtnee
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
unknown
   
   
Miriam
Courtnee
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Edward
Quartermaine
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Mary Mae
Courtnee
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Dan
Ward
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Bradley
Ward
   
   
Isobel
Ward
   
   
David
Ward
   
   
Margaret
Ward
   
   
Idios
Ward
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Justus
Ward
   
   
Faith
Ward
   
   
Roy
Ward
   
   
Keesha
Ward
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Maya
Ward

References

  1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTvh7z9WzA ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kzPT6RxcxM&feature=related
  2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7QyIuyvg&feature=related
  3. Mary Mae was 18 in 1944 when she and Edward started sleeping together
  4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp7pyMDpGOM&feature=related
  5. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uLIVmw16UI&feature=related ... Keesha says that her great-grandmother was Virginia Cummins, but doesn't explicitly say Virginia was Mary Mae's mother: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGeXTRu3xQc&feature=related
  6. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8wZuM-PBSE
  7. Mary Mae met a sax player when she was 16 and married him 2 years later: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZJUJUOIeuw ... Mary Mae's first husband died in 1944, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqYQtzD0NY
  8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqYQtzD0NY
  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yYhzQ64vDE&feature=related ; Spelling came from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mae_Ward#References
  10. Mary Mae states she has seven grandchildren, two by Bradley: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5sPwLK_D4Cc&feature=related
  11. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTvh7z9WzA
  12. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8wZuM-PBSE
  13. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmTvh7z9WzA
  14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8wZuM-PBSE
  15. Gussow, Mel. "Rosalind Cash, 56, at Home on Stage and Screen", November 3, 1995, p. 22. Retrieved on August 28, 2012. 
  16. Rosalind Cash. Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved on July 13, 2011.
  17. Associated Press. "Emmy nominations for daytime announced", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 6, 1996. Retrieved on May 2, 2016. 
  18. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7QyIuyvg&feature=related
  19. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqYQtzD0NY
  20. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPH7QyIuyvg&feature=related

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Curtis Ashford · Cmmr. Jordan Ashford · Dr. T.J. Ashford · Nurse Elizabeth Baldwin · Cody Bell · Chief Drew Cain · Agent John Cates · Prof. Gregory Chase · Det. Harrison Chase · Mayor Laura Collins · Sasha Corbin · Michael Corinthos · Sonny Corinthos · Nurse Willow Corinthos · Kristina Corinthos-Davis · Alexis Davis · Cmmr. Anna Devane · Det. Dante Falconeri · Dr. Hamilton Finn · Dex Heller · Josslyn Jacks · Ava Jerome · Maxie Jones · Sam McCall · Jason Morgan · Brook Lynn Quartermaine · Tracy Quartermaine · Nina Reeves · Dr. Portia Robinson · Trina Robinson · Felicia Scorpio · Carly Spencer
Current Recurring Characters
Marshall Ashford · Scott Baldwin · Brick · Valentin Cassadine · Lois Cerullo · Lucy Coe · Dr. Kevin Collins · Stella Henry · A.D.A. Molly Lansing-Davis · Diane Miller · Dr. Liesl Obrecht · Ned Quartermaine · Olivia Quartermaine · Dr. Terry Randolph · Cyrus Renault · Alison Rogers · Natalia Rogers-Ramirez · D.A. Robert Scorpio · Damian Spinelli · Heather Webber · Selina Wu
Current Child Characters
Scout Cain · Charlotte Cassadine · Amelia Corinthos · Donna Corinthos · Wiley Corinthos · Rocco Falconeri · Violet Finn · Avery Jerome-Corinthos · Bailey Jones · Danny Morgan · Prince Ace Prince-Cassadine · Leo Quartermaine · Aiden Spencer · Georgie Spinelli · Jake Webber · James West
Current Supporting Characters
Brad Cooper · Nurse Amy Driscoll · N'neka Garland · Dr. Andy Lacey · Nurse Lisa Myers · Dr. Frida Navarro · Dr. Monica Quartermaine · Nurse Deanna Sirtis · Nurse Chanel Williams · Yuri
Deceased and Presumed Dead Characters
Benny Abrahms · Bernie Abrahms · Dr. Rachel Adair · Diego Alcazar · Lorenzo Alcazar · Luís Alcazar · Sage Alcazar · Ruby Anderson · Dimitra Antonelli · Dr. Andy Archer · Hank Archer · Sally Armitage · Deputy Mayor Eileen Ashby · Danielle Ashley · Cal Atkins · Peter August · Tom Baker · Dominique Baldwin · Franco Baldwin · Dr. Gail Baldwin · Lee Baldwin · Chief Ted Ballantine · Cadet Cooper Barrett · Harlan Barrett · Alison Barrington · Amanda Barrington · Kendra Bauer · Kiefer Bauer · Warren Bauer · Det. Jesse Beaudry · Officer Brian Beck · Katherine Bell · Frank Benson · Nelle Benson · Virginia Benson · Nurse Brooke Bentley · Kristin Bergman · Connor Bishop · Mary Bishop · Michelle Blake · Jack Boland · Paige Bowen · Nurse Jessie Brewer · Dr. Phil Brewer · Officer Lauren Briggs · D.L. Brock · Sheriff Hal Broder · Nurse Marge Brown · Joey Bruzetta · Charles Buscema · Brendon Byrne · Dr. Neil Byrne · Officer Rory Cabrera · Det. Andy Capelli · Nurse Theresa Carter · Dimitri Cassadine · Helena Cassadine · Irina Cassadine · Kristina Cassadine · Mikkos Cassadine · Prince Spencer Cassadine · Stavros Cassadine · Stefan Cassadine · Tony Cassadine · Dr. Victor Cassadine · Stone Cates · Lenny Caulfield · Dev Cerci · Rico Chacone · Melanie Chamberlain · Dr. Ryan Chamberlain · Bobby Chandler · Carolyn Chandler-Baldwin · Dr. Silas Clay · Stephen Clay · Josh Clayton · Dr. Noel Clinton · Eddie Coe · Victor Collins · Ray Conway · Virginia Cook · Connie Cooper · Brando Corbin · Liam Corbin · Mike Corbin · Adela Corinthos · Jonah Corinthos · Lily Corinthos · Morgan Corinthos · Mike Costello · Raylene Crowell · Phil Cusack · Niko Dane · Agent Natalie Dearborn · Dr. Alex Devane · Dr. Ian Devlin · Mickey Diamond · Lt. Ronnie Dimestico · Dir Sean Donely · Sasha Donev · Dr. Pierce Dorman · Naomi Dreyfus · Det. Ross Duncan · D.A. John Durant · Clive Durban · J.T. Dykstra · Angela Eckert · Beatrice Eckert · Bill Eckert · Fred Eckert · Nancy Eckert · Cesar Faison · Connie Falconeri · Sen. Cameron Faulkner · Stella Fields · Dr. Reiko Finn · Fred Fleming · Janet Fleming · Andrea Floyd · Catherine Flynn · Dr. Russell Ford · Jameson Forsyth · Hale Garrett · Dr. Austin Gatlin-Holt · Yvonne Godfrey · Alice Grant · Brent Green · Damon Grenville · David Grey · Gordon Grey · Oz Haggerty · Summer Halloway · Prof. David Hamilton · Anthony Hand · Jon Hanley · Dr. Steve Hardy · Peter Harrell, Jr. · Peter Harrell, Sr. · Jim Harvey · Abby Haver · Darryl Hayes · Logan Hayes · Charlie Heineck · Bryce Henderson · Theo Hoffman · Jessica Holmes · Ted Holmes · Jimmy Lee Holt · Nurse Marie Hopkins · Iona Huntington · Nurse Mary Pat Ingles · Pete Inglis · Lady Jane Jacks · John Jacks · Edge Jackson · Aleksander Janáček · Julian Jerome · Kiki Jerome · Veronica Jerome · Victor Jerome · Dr. Hector Jerrold · Nurse Epiphany Johnson · Stan Johnson · B.J. Jones · Georgie Jones · Tania Jones · Dr. Tony Jones · Andrei Karpov · Dr. Ewen Keenan · Paddy Kelly · Dr. Warren Kirk · Rafe Kovich, Jr. · David Langton · Trevor Lansing · Renee Laveque · Duke Lavery · Beatrice LeSeur · Dr. Cameron Lewis · Joey Limbo · Victor Lord III · Brandon Lowell · Nurse Lucille March-Weeks · Reese Marshall · Chief Bob Massicotte · Wendy Masters · Courtney Matthews · Emily Matthews-Morgan · Dr. Matthew Mayes · David McAllister · Cody McCall · Danny McCall · Lila McCall · Angus McKay · Nanny Sybil McTavish · Peggy Mercer · Harmony Miller · Nurse Leyla Mir · Trey Mitchell · Bill Monroe · Packy Moore · Susan Moore-Baldwin · Anthony Moreno · Chloe Morgan · Peggy Nelson · Oscar Nero-Quartermaine · Dr. Lisa Niles · Vincent Novak · Johnny O'Brien · Dr. Kevin O'Connor · Agent Brighton O'Reilly · Andrew Olsen · The Ancient One · Jonathan Paget · Trent Parker · Raj Patel · Dustin Phillips · Eddie Phillips · Cassandra Pierce · Dr. John Prentice · Polly Prentice · Esme Prince · A.J. Quartermaine · Dr. Alan Quartermaine · Alex Quartermaine · Betsy Quartermaine · Edward Quartermaine · Dr. Emily Quartermaine · Herbert Quartermaine · Lila Quartermaine · Quentin Quartermaine · Kylie Quinlan · Mariah Ramirez · Madeline Reeves · Carlos Rivera · Hernando Rivera · Faith Rosco · Nurse Sabrina Santiago-Rivera · Jeffrey Scribner · Joe Scully · Joe Scully, Jr. · Harry Silver · Cmmr. Kyle Sloane · Jack Slater · Damian Smith · Frank Smith · Shirley Smith · Zander Smith · Gino Soleito · Joseph Sorel · Nanny Filomena Soltini · Zander Smith · Nurse Bobbie Spencer · Lena Spencer · Luke Spencer · Pat Spencer · Siobhan Spencer · Tim Spencer · Cheryl Stansbury · Gordon Stevens · Owen Stratton · Dr. Buzz Stryker · Charles Sutton · Lou Swenson · Jennifer Talbot · Leopold Taub · Nurse Diana Taylor · Martha Taylor · Dr. Peter Taylor · Dr. Asher Thomas · Crane Tolliver · Evan Tucker · Marisol Valdez · Nurse Amy Vining · Barbara Vining · Jason Vining · Max Von Stade · Noel Von Stade · Reverend Dr. Bradley Ward · Justus Ward · Mary Mae Ward · Dr. Rick Webber · Al Weeks · Det. Nathan West · Dr. Britt Westbourne · Dr. Karen Wexler · Veronica Wilding · Gloria Wilson · Nurse Dawn Winthrop · Officer Deke Woods · Chaing Wu · Kim Wu · Dr. Maggie Wurth · Anthony Zacchara · Claudia Zacchara-Corinthos
Off-screen and Former Characters
Sarah Abbott · Dr. Tracy Adams · A.D.A. Louise Addison · Samira Adin · Lila Rae Alcazar · Cynthia Allison-Martin · Zahra Amir · Dr. Grant Andrews · V Ardanowski · A.D.A. Jennifer Arden · Terri Arnett · Arielle Ashton · Lord Larry Ashton · Joe Atkins · Larry Joe Baker · Seth Baker · Christina Baldwin · Serena Baldwin · Dr. Tom Baldwin · Hayden Barnes · Alec Barrett · Brenda Barrett · Julia Barrett · Lucian Barrett · Derek Barrington · Agent Derek Bates · Johann Bauer · Melinda Bauer · Claudette Beaulieu · Nurse Melissa Bedford · Clarice Bennett · Dr. David Bensch · Raymond Berlin · Ginny Blake · Corey Blythe · Dorothy Bradley · Henrik Brenich · Director John Brennan · Nurse Mary Briggs · Terry Brock · Linc Brown · Nora Buchanan · Dr. Ellen Burgess · Shawn Butler · Dr. Arthur Cabot · Asher Caldwell · Edward Caldwell · Florence Campbell · Gia Campbell · D.A. Joseph Campbell · Nurse Sheila Cantillion · Agent Gillian Carlyle · Judge Peter Carroll · Michael Carson · Judge Naomi Carson · Shep Casey · Prince Nikolas Cassadine · Lt. Eric Cates · Gina Cates · Nurse Phyllis Caulfield · Nurse Francesca Cavallo · Carmine Cerullo · Gloria Cerullo · Skye Chandler-Quartermaine · Dr. Linda Chu · Judge Amber Chau · Dr. Yank Se Chung · Nurse Judy Clampett · Autumn Clayton · Nurse Beverly Cleveland-Fairchild · Sienna Colby · Darby Collette · Angie Collins · Gladys Corbin · Phillipos Costa · Blair Cramer · Elijah Crowe · Nurse Jolene Crowell · Nurse Nadine Crowell · Alexandra Daly · Dr. Rae Cummings · Marco Dane · Dr. Mark Dante · Dr. Gina Dante-Lansing · Quinn Danvers · Dr. Harrison Davis · Howie Dawson · D.A. Margaux Dawson · Haven de Havilland · Javier Del Toro · Katherine Delafield · King Delafield · Téa Delgado · Rebecca Diamond · Roy DiLucca · Tony DiMarco · Landon Dixon · Agent Annie Donely · Tiffany Donely · Sen. Martin Drake · Dr. Noah Drake · Dr. Patrick Drake · Chet Driscoll · Taylor DuBois · Nurse Felix DuBois · Toussaint Dubois · Algernon Durban · Alistair Durban · Barry Durban · Basil Durban · Oliver Durban · Percy Durban · Reginald Durban · George Durnely · Jenny Eckert · Sly Eckert · William Eichner · Angel Ellis · Marianna Erosa · John Everett · Pascal Everett · Nurse Iris Fairchild · Kira Faulkner · Rita Ferlito · State Trooper Ralph Finchley · Mary Finnegan · Maggie Fitzgerald · Bree Flanders · Dr. Maria Fleming · Pres Floyd · Prof. Parker Forsyth · Nurse Betsy Frank · Sibley Gamble · Det. Alex Garcia · Flora Gardens · Warden Ellen Garten · Andrea Gates · Charity Gatlin · Jonah Gatlin · Mason Gatlin · Ivy Gatling · Max Giambetti · Maximus Giambetti · Milo Giambetti · Marcus Godfrey · Sharon Grant · Fred Gray · Carla Greco · Frankie Greco · Nurse Mandy Green · Florence Grey · Martin Grey · Alice Gunderson · Richard Halifax · Tammy Hansen · Nurse Audrey Hardy · Dr. Simone Hardy · Dr. Tom Hardy · Dr. Tommy Hardy · Nurse Jane Harland · Dr. Travis Harmon · Det. David Harper · Maureen Harper · Prescott Harrell · Bryce Hawthorne · Judge Joan Heller · Elton Herbert · Dr. Jim Hobart · Teddy Holmes · Peyton Honeycutt · Wyatt Hoover · Paul Hornsby · Susan Hornsby · Judge James Horowitz · Greg Howard · Roman Hume · Dr. Matt Hunter · Hutch Hutchins · Anton Ivanov · Jasper Jacks · Jerry Jacks · Dr. Terrell Jackson · Miranda Jameson · Nurse Chloe Jennings · Reginald Jennings · A.D.A. Dara Jensen · Olivia Jerome · Nurse Janice Jo · Amelia Joffe · Claudia Johnston-Phillips · Dir Frisco Jones · Dr. Lucas Jones · Slick Jones · Dr. Leo Julian · Dr. Konrad Kaluga · Lydia Karenin · Dr. Seymour Katz · Joe Kelly · Rose Kelly · Sen. Jack Kensington · Cassius Kibideaux · Dr. Richard Klein · Louise Knotts · Daisy Kwan · Chelsea Lam · Nikki Langton · Dr. Gary Lansing · Howard Lansing · Ric Lansing · Roy Lansing · Dr. Steven Lansing · Judge Rachel Lasser · Nurse Meg Lawson · Benjamin Lazaro · Dr. Kelly Lee · Winifred Leeds · Chief Guy Lewis · Nurse Rita Lloyd · Carol Lockhart · Nurse Anne Logan · Jeremy Logan · Janice Lomax · Priscilla Longworth · Judge Enrique Lopez · Santos Lopez · Ethan Lovett · Judge Richard Lowe · Charlie Lutz · Emma Lutz · Huxley Lynch · Dr. Andre Maddox · Denise Makenzie · Agent Gregory Malko · Officer Dolores Maloney · Starr Manning · Todd Manning · Jeanette Marino · Prof. Pete Marquez · Dr. Ken Martin · Nurse Rosalie Martinez · Dr. Francine Massey · Janine Matthews · Det. John McBain · Nanny Colleen McHenry · Camellia McKay · Martha McKee · Nurse Melissa McKee · Skeeter McKee · Nurse Augusta McLeod · Grace McMorris · Maggie McMorris · James Meadows · Jake Meyer · Bobby Mezzo · Nurse Lorraine Miller · Dr. Damon Montague · Alicia Montenegro · Allegra Montenegro · Jackson Montgomery · Martina Morales · Angel Moran · Miguel Morez · Gertrude Morgan · Ken Morgan · Sam Morgan · Kip Morris · Johnny Morrissey · Joey Moscini · Decker Moss · Dr. Griffin Munro · Officer Byron Murphy · Kent Murray · Carol Murray-Holmes · Dr. Kim Nero · Chip Norton · Joey Novak · Dr. Patrick O'Connor · Jimmy O'Herlihy · Finian O'Toole · Connor Olivera · Officer Delores Padilla · Victoria Parker · Blackie Parrish · Cody Paul · William Peavy · Nigel Penny-Smith · Paloma Perez · Bryan Phillips · Shawn Phillips · Judge Henry Pierce · Dr. Henry Pinkham · Nurse Sharon Pinkham · Andy Plummer · Jared Preston, Jr. · Nurse Georgia Price · Charlie Prince · Officer Billy Pryce · Grant Putnam · Celia Quartermaine · Dillon Quartermaine · Cpt. Burt Ramsey · Ranelle Rance · Dr. Lak Rashi · Coleman Ratcliffe · Tom Rayner · Guy Richardson · Dr. Joe Rivera · Teddy Rivera · Dr. Sterling Robinson · Sgt. Tony Robinson · Zeke Robinson · Det. Cruz Rodriguez · Pilar Rodriguez · Casey Rogers · Dan Rooney · Winston Rudge · Father Mateo Ruiz · Betty Rutherford · Delia Ryan Coleridge · Juan Santiago · Inocencia Santos · Maria Schuller · Chief Mac Scorpio · Emma Scorpio-Drake · Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake · Hannah Scott · Jeffrey Scribner · Lorena Sharpe-Barrington · Rebecca Shaw · Dr. Shawn Shaw · Donny Sheldon · Judge Colin Shepherd · D.A. Richard Sheridan · Colton Shore · Charlene Simpson · Dr. Eric Simpson · Murphy Sinclair · Jack Slater · Myrna Slaughter · Jennifer Smith · Grant Smoltz · Iris Sneed · Nurse Jade Soong Chung · Elena Soto · Det. Lucky Spencer · Lulu Spencer · Det. Valerie Spencer · Rex Stanton · Suzanne Stanwyck · Nurse Mischa Stephens · Dr. Joel Stratton · Nurse Sandy Stryker · Henry Sullivan · Holly Sutton · Erich Sydney · Lt. Marcus Taggert · Zelda Telesco · Jackie Templeton · Laura Templeton · Det. Sly Thomas · Nurse Regina Thompson · Agent Connie Townley · Ellie Trout · Nicholas Van Buren · Roz Venta · Agent Bryan Wagner · Dusty Walker · Taylor Wallace · Claire Walsh · Judge David Walters · David Ward · Faith Ward · Idios Ward · Isobel Ward · Keesha Ward · Margaret Ward · Dr. Maya Ward · Roy Ward · Randy Washburn · Rupert Watson · Cameron Webber · Dr. Carolyn Webber · Dr. Jeff Webber · Dr. Lesley Webber · Mike Webber · Rick Webber, Jr. · Dr. Sarah Webber · Dr. Steve Webber · Eddie Weeks · Cpt. Samantha Welles · Rhonda Wexler · Agnes Whitaker · Whit Whitaker · A.D.A. Mitch Williams · Denise Wilton · Dr. Lainey Winters · Agent Prunella Witherspoon · Dr. Kathleen Woo · Adam Wright · Grace Yang · Robert Yi · Dr. Allison Young · Judge Oliver Young · Johnny Zacchara
Current Crew
Elizabeth Korte (Head writer, 2024-present) · Patrick Mulcahey (Head writer, 2024-present) · Frank Valentini (Executive producer, 2012-present)
Former Crew
Dan O'Connor (Head writer, 2019-2024) · Chris Van Etten (Head writer, 2017-2024) · Shelly Altman (Head writer, 2011-2012, 2015-2019) · Ron Carlivati (Head writer, 2012-2015) · Jill Farren Phelps (Executive producer, 2001-2012) · Robert Guza, Jr. (Head writer, 1996, 1997-2000, 2002-2008, 2008-2011) · H. Wesley Kenney (Executive producer, 1987-1989; Head writer, 1988) · Gloria Monty (Executive producer, 1978-1987, 1991-1992; Head writer, 1981) · Jean Passanante (Head writer, 2015-2017) · Wendy Riche (Executive producer, 1992-2001) · Garin Wolf (Head writer, 2008, 2011-2012)
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