Josephine Culbertson

Josephine M. "Jo" Culbertson (née Murphy; 2 February 1898 – March 23, 1956)[1][2][3][4] was an American bridge player, teacher, theorist and writer.[3]

Josephine Murphy was born in Bayside, New York (now in Queens),[4] to parents John Edward Murphy and Sarah McCarthy Murphy.[5] She worked as secretary to the auction bridge authority Wilbur C. Whitehead in the early 1920s and married Ely Culbertson in 1923 (divorced 1938). The Culbertsons developed and taught the Approach–Forcing system of bidding at auction and later at contract bridge, and founded The Bridge World magazine in 1929.[4]

Some time later her name was Josephine Murphy Dillon.

Culbertson was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1996.[6]

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 1996[6]

Wins

• North American Bridge Championships (2)
  • Vanderbilt (1) 1930 [7]
  • Spingold (1) 1930 [8]

Runners-up

• North American Bridge Championships
  • von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1930 [9]
  • Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1930 [10]
  • Fall National Open Pairs (1) 1928 [11]
  • Spingold (1) 1934 [8]
  • Reisinger (1) 1935 [12]

References

1. "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, Ely Culbertson, 1932; National Archives and Records Administration
2. "Culbertson, Josephine". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
3. "Mrs. Culbertson, Card Expert, Dies". The New York Times. March 24, 1956. Page 19. Quote: "died yesterday in Doctors Hospital".
4. "Josephine Culbertson". Biographies. World Bridge Federation (WBF). Retrieved 2014-12-04.
5. "New York, New York City Births, 1846-1909," Josephine Murphy, 02 Feb 1898; citing Manhattan, New York Municipal Archives]
6. "Induction by Year". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-16.
7. "Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
8. "List of Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
9. "von Zedtwitz LM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-06-18. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
10. "Whitehead Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-27. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
11. "Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League.
12. "Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-17.

External links

• Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame
• Women Stars at the World Bridge Federation – with biographies (Culbertson)
• WorldCat search: Culbertson, Josephine