Eugene Bradford

Infobox soap character
name = Eugene Bradford
series = Days of our Lives
portrayer = John de Lancie
first = 1981
last = 1989
cause = Disappeared in his time machine
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alias = Bettina Lovelorn
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parents = Vanessa Van Kessler (mother)
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spouse = Bonita Jean Bradford (dissolved by her death)
Marlena Evans (invalid)
Trista Evans (dissolved by her death)
Madeline Rutherford (divorced)
Calliope Jones (married)
romances = Calliope Jones (lovers)
Gwen Davies (dated)
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cousins = Letitia Bradford (paternal cousin; deceased)
relatives = Reginald Bradford (great-grandfather; deceased)

Eugene Bradford is a fictional character on the American soap opera "Days of our Lives". He was played by John de Lancie from 1981 to 1985, 1986 and again in 1989. Also known as Gene and Euge, he went by the alias, "Bettina Lovecraft", while working as a "Salem Today" columnist.

Eugene was a distant relative of the DiMera family through a prior marriage, and referred to Tony DiMera as a cousin. Prior to marrying Calliope Jones on December 31, 1985, Eugene had been married four other times. Eugene's first two wives were murdered, while his third marriage to Marlena Evans Brady was actually a cover-up (Eugene pretended to be married to Marlena when she was pregnant with Roman Brady's twins; at this time Roman was believed to be dead) and not legal.

Eugene's fourth marriage, to a dowdy heiress named Madeleine, was arranged by his mother in an attempt to regain the Bradford fortune, and was never consummated. Eugene stood to inherit millions upon marrying with his mother's approval, but Eugene's mother did not approve of the woman Eugene really loved, Calliope Jones.

In order to get Madeleine to divorce him, Eugene posed as advice columnist Bettina Lovecraft, knowing the Madeleine religiously followed advice columns, encouraging her to leave him. Bettina was outed at a charity function which Eugene attended in drag. He revealed the truth and announced he would leave his wife for Calliope. His wedding to Calliope almost didn't happen because Emma Donovan arranged for them to get lost on the way to their wedding venue. At the last minute they tied the knot, with Marlena serving as Eugene's best woman.

Eugene would lose his inheritance to Linda Anderson, owner of "Salem Today", when she sued him for fraud. Later on, he regained his wealth through winning the lottery.

Throughout the show, Eugene was portrayed as having psychic premonitions, and on a number of occasions they were useful in helping Salem Police and the ISA.

Departure from "Days"

In the last episode that Eugene was on Days, he had created a time machine type device and used the device, which created a big explosion and caused him to disappear. He has not been seen on Days since. In 2005, Calliope returned as the fashion designer hired to make Mimi Lockhart's wedding dress. She told all that she and Eugene are still married and very happy.

References

[http://www.soapcentral.com/days/whoswho/eugene.php Eugene at soapcentral.com]