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'''Palmer Cortlandt''' (born '''Pete Cooney''') is a [[fictional character]] on the long-running [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[All My Children]]'', |
'''Palmer Cortlandt''' (born '''Pete Cooney''') is a [[fictional character]] on the long-running [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] [[soap opera]] ''[[All My Children]]'', played by [[James Mitchell (actor)|James Mitchell]] from 1979 to 2010. A major character until 1982, when health issues forced him to reduce his work load, Mitchell continued to appear regularly on the show until May 2007 when he left due to poor health. Mitchell made his final on air appearance as Palmer Cortlandt on January 5, 2010. Less than 2 weeks later, on January 22, Mitchell died at the age of 89. |
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James Mitchell earned seven [[Daytime Emmy Award|Daytime Emmy]] nominations, all in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category, for his portrayal of Palmer Cortlandt. |
James Mitchell earned seven [[Daytime Emmy Award|Daytime Emmy]] nominations, all in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category, for his portrayal of Palmer Cortlandt. |
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| Portrayed by | James Mitchell | ||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | June 1, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | January 5, 2010 | ||||||||||||||||
| Created by | Agnes Nixon | ||||||||||||||||
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Palmer Cortlandt (born Pete Cooney) is a fictional character on the long-running ABC soap opera All My Children, played by James Mitchell from 1979 to 2010. A major character until 1982, when health issues forced him to reduce his work load, Mitchell continued to appear regularly on the show until May 2007 when he left due to poor health. Mitchell made his final on air appearance as Palmer Cortlandt on January 5, 2010. Less than 2 weeks later, on January 22, Mitchell died at the age of 89.
James Mitchell earned seven Daytime Emmy nominations, all in the Lead Actor in a Drama Series category, for his portrayal of Palmer Cortlandt.
In 2010, Palmer Cortlandt was ranked #11 on ABC Soaps in Depth 's list of Soaps' 50 Naughtiest Bad Guys.[1]
Brief Character History
Palmer first appeared in 1979 as a powerful businessman who always made sure he had control of everything in his life, including his daughter Nina. When Nina went blind due to diabetes and fell for her doctor, Cliff Warner, Palmer convinced Nina that she wasn't right for Cliff. Despite his plotting, he failed and in 1980, Nina and Cliff married. The couple eventually left Pine Valley in 1989 due to Palmer's continued pressures.
Palmer married Donna Beck in 1981. By the end of 1982, he was having an affair with his ex-wife and Nina's mother, Daisy. Palmer and Donna divorced in 1983, and Palmer and Daisy re-married and they were happy for a few years. In 1984, Ross Chandler came to Pine Valley. Ross was Palmer's illegitimate son by Lottie Chandler, Adam and Stuart's deceased sister. Later that year, Ross's ex-wife, Cynthia Chandler Preston, and her son, Andrew Preston, came to Pine Valley. After Palmer and Daisy divorced, Palmer and Cynthia married and he adopted Andrew (Cynthia originally claimed that Ross was Andrew's father but it was later proven that he was not). Palmer and Cynthia divorced in early 1986 and he disowned Andrew after it was revealed that Cynthia and Andrew had plotted and caused the death of Alexander Hunter in a horse riding accident (Andrew cut the stirrups, causing Alex to fall from the horse). In early 1986, Andrew took full blame to protect his mother and went to prison for killing Alex. Cynthia then left Pine Valley. Palmer and Daisy remarried but by 1988, they had divorced and Palmer married his nurse, Natalie Hunter (Alex Hunter's widow), after she nursed him back to health. Palmer and Natalie divorced soon after as she had an affair with Ross and he couldn't quite get over losing Daisy.
In 1989, Palmer got a whole new family when his nieces, Melanie and Dixie, and his nephew Will moved in with him. Palmer became a father figure to Dixie and tried to keep her away from marrying Tad Martin. Despite his plotting, it failed but Palmer fell in love with Opal Gardner, whom she affectionately called "Old Coot", and they married on Thanksgiving Day, 1990.
Palmer lost all his money in June 1992. He and Opal ran a restaurant called the Cluck-Cluck Chicken Shack to become wealthy again. In 1995, Palmer slept with Janet Green and Opal left him and dated Seabone Hunkle. But the Cortlandts' love survived and they reconciled. In late 1998, the marriage crumbled into ruins and they divorced a year later.
Despite divorcing Opal, Palmer never stopped loving her. He was briefly married in 2000 to a drug lord, Vanessa Bennett, but the marriage ended when she perished over a waterfall. Palmer wants to reconcile with Opal but she was now in love with a young musician.
In 2002, Dixie was killed in a car crash and Palmer was left devastated. Her death nearly caused him and Opal to reunite. But he was led astray again in 2004 by Krystal Carey but she married his archrival Adam Chandler in 2005. In 2006, Palmer was devastated to learn Dixie had staged her own death in 2002 and lied to everyone. But he got over his hurt and reconciled with his beloved niece and stood by her as she was wrongly accused of murder. They spent a wonderful Christmas together in late 2006.
In early 2007, Dixie was murdered. Palmer was grief stricken and lashed out at Kenny Alden when he was suspected of being Dixie's killer. Later, when the real killer turned up, Palmer had a heart attack and had to miss the trial. Palmer and Opal bonded again. During late 2007 and into 2008, Palmer was off-screen as his grief over losing Dixie made him shut himself from the world. He did reappear in early 2008, to help Erica Kane out of prison. He later reached out to Opal when her son was nearly killed and appeared at the end of the year to welcome his son Petey back to Pine Valley.
In early 2009, Palmer invested with a shady banker and was forced to leave town when he went broke. He was last seen onscreen in September 2008.
On January 5, 2010, Palmer was seen again on Hayley Santos' documentary about Pine Valley. In it, he proclaimed he knew Opal still loved him and with a smile made it plain he still loved her.
Palmer secretly returned to Pine Valley in April 2010 but he suffered a fatal heart attack on April 19 before making his return known. Jake, who had recently taken over as Palmer's doctor from Joe, found Palmer in his room at the Valley Inn. Palmer had returned to town a few weeks earlier and Daisy was on the way to see him when she got the message he had died. Residents of Pine Valley gathered at midnight and lit candles to honor Palmer. Participants included: Opal, Daisy, Nina, Tad, Kathy, Krystal, Erica, Jackson, Kendall, Angie, Jake, Brooke, & Adam. Jake also said that Joe & Ruth would do the same.
Palmer's beloved niece, Dixie, welcomed him into Heaven.
References
- ^ ABC Soaps in Depth. Who's The Best of the Worst: Soaps' 50 Naughtiest Bad Guys. issue May 31, 2010.