Edith Freilich née Seamon (September 8, 1911 - May 14, 2011)Edith S. FreilichEDITH FREILICH was an American bridge player, "one of the world's greatest female bridge players". 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.
Edith Seamon was raised in South Orange, New Jersey. Her brother, Billy Seamon, and sister, Anne Burnstein, also became leading bridge players.
Freilich won the top two KO events on the ACBL calendar, the Vanderbilt and Spingold, in 1963.
In 1984, her team won the Wagar."Bridge: Edith Freilich's Team Wins Title in Women's Knockout". Alan Truscott. The New York Times. March 21, 1984.
Freilich was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1997.
Freilich died in Miami on May 14, 2011.
Bridge accomplishments
Honors
ACBL Hall of Fame, 1997"Induction by Year" . Hall of Fame. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
Wins
North American Bridge Championships (30) Whitehead Women's Pairs (7) 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1966, 1979, 1986 Open Pairs (1928-1962) (1) 1943 Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (3) 1977, 1979, 1981 Machlin Women's Swiss Teams (1) 1982 Vanderbilt (1) 1963 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (8) 1951, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (5) 1947, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1974 Reisinger (2) 1946, 1952 Spingold (2) 1953, 1963
Runners-up
Venice Cup (1) 1982 World Team Championship Winners North American Bridge Championships von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1962 Whitehead Women's Pairs (2) 1957, 1978 Smith Life Master Women's Pairs (4) 1962, 1973, 1974, 1980 Grand National Teams (1) 1980 Vanderbilt (1) 1960 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 1948, 1955, 1971, 1996 Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (4) 1942, 1945, 1948, 1964 Reisinger (1) 1964 Spingold (1) 1972
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