Easley Blackwood Sr.
Easley Rutland Blackwood was an American contract bridge player and writer, best known for the Blackwood convention used in bridge bidding.Biography
Blackwood was born in Birmingham, Alabama, but lived most of his life in Indianapolis, Indiana. From 1968 to 1971 he was executive secretary of the American Contract Bridge League. He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 1995.
His son is Easley Blackwood Jr., a noted musician.Publications
;Books
- Bridge Humanics: How to Play People as well as the Cards ; UK title, 1951, The Human Element in Bridge
- Blackwood on Bidding: Dynamic Point Count
- Blackwood on Slams ; later title, Bidding Slams with Blackwood
- Spite & Malice: The Complete Rules and Strategy
- Contract Bridge Complete by Ernest W. Rovere – contributor
- How You Can Play Winning Bridge, with Blackwood
- Play of the Hand with Blackwood
- Winning Bridge with Blackwood, Blackwood and Derek Rimington – revised, British edition of How You Can Play ..., 1977
- The Complete Book of Opening Leads
- Card Play Fundamentals, Blackwood and Keith Hanson
;Pamphlets
- The Blackwood Convention – Championship bridge series, no. 2
- Introduction to Declarer Play – Future champions' bridge series, no. 8
Bridge accomplishments
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