About Josephine Culbertson
Lived 1898 – 1956 (aged 58). Josephine Culbertson was an American bridge player and teacher.
Josephine M. "Jo" Culbertson (née Murphy; 2 February 1898 – March 23, 1956) 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.
Wins North American Bridge Championships (2) Vanderbilt (1) 1930 Spingold (1) 1930
Runners-up
North American Bridge Championships von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1930 Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1930 Fall National Open Pairs (1) 1928 Spingold (1) 1934
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Who was Josephine Culbertson?
American bridge player and teacher (1898-1956)
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Josephine Culbertson was born on 2 February 1898 in Bayside.
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Josephine Culbertson died on 23 March 1956 in New York City.
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Josephine Culbertson was a bridge player and teacher.
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Josephine Culbertson was American.
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