Ely Culbertson

Ely Culbertson
Born
Elie Almon Culbertson[1]

July 22, 1891
DiedDecember 27, 1955(1955-12-27) (aged 64)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Contract bridge writer, publisher, organizer and player; advocate of world peace
Spouses
(m. 1923; div. 1938)
  • Dorothy Renata Baehne
Children4

Elie Almon Culbertson (July 22, 1891 – December 27, 1955), known as Ely Culbertson, was an American contract bridge entrepreneur and personality dominant during the 1930s. He played a major role in the popularization of the new game and was widely regarded as "the man who made contract bridge". He was a great showman who became rich, was highly extravagant, and lost and gained fortunes several times over.

  1. ^ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," Almon Culbertson, 1916; National Archives and Records Administration