Edith Freilich
Edith Freilich née Seamon 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.
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
Wins
- North American Bridge Championships
- * Whitehead Women's Pairs 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1966, 1979, 1986
- * Open Pairs 1943
- * Smith Life Master Women's Pairs 1977, 1979, 1981
- * Machlin Women's Swiss Teams 1982
- * Vanderbilt 1963
- * Wagar Women's Knockout Teams 1951, 1962, 1965, 1969, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1984
- * Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match 1947, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1974
- * Reisinger 1946, 1952
- * Spingold 1953, 1963
Runners-up
- Venice Cup 1982
- North American Bridge Championships
- * von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs 1962
- * Whitehead Women's Pairs 1957, 1978
- * Smith Life Master Women's Pairs 1962, 1973, 1974, 1980
- * Grand National Teams 1980
- * Vanderbilt 1960
- * Wagar Women's Knockout Teams 1948, 1955, 1971, 1996
- * Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match 1942, 1945, 1948, 1964
- * Reisinger 1964
- * Spingold 1972
