<P> Edward Cullen ( born Edward Anthony Masen ) is a major character , implicated in all of the Twilight Saga films and books . As stated in the first and second novels , he was born on June 20 , 1901 , in Chicago , Illinois , and was frozen in his 17 - year - old body while dying of the Spanish influenza , when he was changed into a vampire by Dr. Carlisle Cullen . As shown in Twilight , Carlisle only did so because Edward 's dying mother , Elizabeth , begged him to save Edward . A member of the Olympic Coven , Edward only drinks animal blood and has the special ability to read minds . He falls in love with Bella soon after she arrives in Forks . Edward knows that he could kill Bella easily , a fact that torments him so much that , in the book New Moon , he decided to leave Forks with his family so they would n't be able to hurt her . He returned because he realized he can not live without her . Edward marries Bella in Breaking Dawn and they have a daughter , Renesmee . </P>
<P> Edward Cullen ( born Edward Anthony Masen ) is a major character , implicated in all of the Twilight Saga films and books . As stated in the first and second novels , he was born on June 20 , 1901 , in Chicago , Illinois , and was frozen in his 17 - year - old body while dying of the Spanish influenza , when he was changed into a vampire by Dr. Carlisle Cullen . As shown in Twilight , Carlisle only did so because Edward 's dying mother , Elizabeth , begged him to save Edward . A member of the Olympic Coven , Edward only drinks animal blood and has the special ability to read minds . He falls in love with Bella soon after she arrives in Forks . Edward knows that he could kill Bella easily , a fact that torments him so much that , in the book New Moon , he decided to leave Forks with his family so they would n't be able to hurt her . He returned because he realized he can not live without her . Edward marries Bella in Breaking Dawn and they have a daughter , Renesmee . </P>
what is edward 's real name off of twilight
what is edward 's real name off of twilight
Edward Anthony Masen
Edward Anthony Masen