Edith Freilich
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Template:Short description Edith Freilich née Seamon (September 8, 1911 - May 14, 2011)[1][2] was an American bridge player, "one of the world's greatest female bridge players".[3] As a player in important tournaments, she was also known as Edith Seligman, Edith Kemp, and Edith Kemp Freilich. Among women, she is second to Helen Sobel Smith for winning the greatest number of North American Bridge Championships. She was from Miami Beach, Florida.[4]
Edith Seamon was raised in South Orange, New Jersey.[5] Her brother, Billy Seamon, and sister, Anne Burnstein, also became leading bridge players.[3]
Freilich won the top two KO events on the ACBL calendar, the Vanderbilt and Spingold, in 1963.
In 1984, her team won the Wagar.[6]
Freilich was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997.[7]
Freilich died in Miami on May 14, 2011.[3]
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
- ACBL Hall of Fame, 1997[7]
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships (30)
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (7) 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1966, 1979, 1986 [8]
- Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1943 [9]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (3) 1977, 1979, 1981 [10]
- Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 1982 [11]
- Vanderbilt (1) 1963 [12]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (8) 1951, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984 [13]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (5) 1947, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1974 [14]
- Reisinger (2) 1946, 1952 [15]
- Spingold (2) 1953, 1963 [16]
Runners-up
- Venice Cup (1) 1982 [17]
- North American Bridge Championships
- von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1962 [18]
- Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1957, 1978 [8]
- Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (4) 1962, 1973, 1974, 1980 [10]
- Grand National Teams (1) 1980 [19]
- Vanderbilt (1) 1960 [12]
- Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 1948, 1955, 1971, 1996 [13]
- Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (4) 1942, 1945, 1948, 1964 [14]
- Reisinger (1) 1964 [15]
- Spingold (1) 1972 [16]
References
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- ^ Edith S. Freilich
- ^ EDITH FREILICH
- ^ a b c "Bridge: Remembering a Champion Who Had Great Table Presence". Phillip Alder. The New York Times. June 1, 2011. Retrieved 2014-12-21. Quote: "died on May 14 in Miami".
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- ^ "Freilich, Edith". Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ^ "Bridge: Edith Freilich's Team Wins Title in Women's Knockout". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. March 21, 1984.
- ^ a b "Induction by Year" Script error: No such module "webarchive".. Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Whitehead Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-27. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Open Pairs Previous Winners". American Contract Bridge League. [full citation needed]
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Smith Women's Pairs Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-11-29. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Machlin Swiss Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-29. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Vanderbilt Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-03-24. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wagar Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Mixed BAM Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-24. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Reisinger Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2013-12-06. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Spingold Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2014-07-21. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
- ^ World Team Championship Winners
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."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 2014-10-18.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."GNT Previous Winners" (PDF). American Contract Bridge League. 2009-07-24. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2014-10-18.
External links
- Citation at the ACBL Hall of Fame (archived)
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