Josephine Culbertson

Background

Josephine Murphy was born in Bayside, New York (now in Queens).

Career

The Culbertsons developed and taught the Approach–Forcing system of bidding at auction and later at contract bridge, and founded The Bridge World magazine in 1929. Some time later her name was Josephine Murphy Dillon. Culbertson was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1996.

Honors Wins Runners-up North American Bridge Championships von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1930 Whitehead Women"s Pairs (1) 1930 Fall National Open Pairs (1) 1928 Spingold (1) 1934 Reisinger (1) 1935.

Achievements

• ACBL Hall of Fame, 1996 North American Bridge Championships (2) Vanderbilt (1) 1930 Spingold (1) 1930.