List of General Hospital characters (1970s)

Gail Baldwin
Brown originated the role in 1977.
General Hospital character
Portrayed by	Susan Brown
Duration	1977–85, 1989–90, 1992–2004
First appearance	February 1977 (February 1977)
Last appearance	July 16, 2004 (July 16, 2004)
Created by	Eileen Pollock and Robert Mason Pollock
Introduced by	Tom Donovan (1977) H. Wesley Kenney (1989) Wendy Riche (1992)
Spin-off appearances	Port Charles
Classification	Former, recurring
Profile
Occupation	Psychiatrist
Residence	Port Charles, New York
Spouse Greg Adamson Lee Baldwin (1980–) Children Monica Quartermaine (foster) Stepchildren Scott Baldwin Grandchildren Robert Frank (step) Karen Wexler (step) Serena Baldwin (step) Logan Hayes (step)

General Hospital is the longest running American television serial drama, airing on ABC. Created by Frank and Doris Hursley, who originally set it in a general hospital (hence the title), in an unnamed fictional city. In the 1970s, the city was named Port Charles, New York. The series premiered on April 1, 1963. This is a list of notable characters who significantly impacted storylines and began their run, or significantly returned, from the years 1970 to 1979.

Ruby Anderson (maiden name Spencer) is a fictional character on the popular ABC soap opera, General Hospital. She was played by actress Norma Connolly, from the character's origin in 1979 until Connolly's death in 1998, when the character was subsequently killed off. Connolly was nominated for the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1985.

In August 1979, Ruby Anderson arrives in Port Charles. Ruby has become too old to prostitute anymore so she comes to see her niece and nephew, Luke and Bobbie Spencer. Ruby befriendes Nurse Jessie Brewer who helps her get a job at General Hospital. Ruby eventually becomes the owner of Kelly's Diner and begins dating Dan Rooney, a General Hospital administrator who had earlier been turned down by Jessie when he asked her to marry him. In 1983, after finding out that Scott Baldwin was threatening to expose Bobbie's past as a former prostitute in order to keep Luke from being elected Mayor of Port Charles, Ruby pays a visit to Scotty's father, Lee Baldwin. Ruby tells Lee of Scott's threats, resulting in Lee firing Scott from his legal practice. In 1987, Dan proposes to Ruby, and she promises to think about it. He is briefly distracted by the flirtatious Charlene Simpson, Lucy Coe's aunt, but admits he only has eyes for Ruby. She gently turns him down, explaining that their pasts are too different, but she will always be honored by his desire to marry her.