Ely Culbertson
Born: July 22, 1891
Died: December 27, 1955 (aged 64)
Bio: 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".
Known for:
- Contract Bridge Blue Book (1930)
- Total peace (1943)
- Culbertson on Canasta (1949)
- Culbertson System of Playing Gin Rummy (1942)
- Our fight for total peace (1945)
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