Ely Culbertson — American Writer born on June 22, 1891, died on December 27, 1955
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... (wikipedia)
