Charles Julius Solomon (March 12, 1906 – May 1, 1975) was an American

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player, administrator, writer, and sponsor. He was Inducted into the

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in 2000.

Biography

Solomon was from

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

and an attorney, though he eventually left law to play bridge full-time. In 1948, he married Margery "Peggy" Golder (''née'' Mastbaum), the daughter of philanthropist

Jules Mastbaum Jules Ephraim Mastbaum (July 7, 1872 – December 8, 1926) was a Philadelphia movie theater magnate and philanthropist. He donated the Rodin Museum and its collection to the city of Philadelphia. His daughter, Peggy Solomon, was a bridge champion ...

. Peggy was recently widowed following the death of her first husband, U.S. Congressman

Benjamin M. Golder Benjamin Martin Golder (December 23, 1891 – December 30, 1946) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Fourth District. Biography Benjamin Golder was born in Allian ...

(1891–1946) and was looking for someone to teach her the game; he soon became her bridge mentor and eventually her husband. She became the third female ACBL Life Master and they were the subjects of a newspaper feature in 1960, "The Solomons: Top Married Bridge Team". In world championship competition, Solomon was a member of the 6-man USA squad in the 1956 Bermuda Bowl. Not yet a tournament, it was a long head-to-head match between representatives of North America and Europe, won by France. Charles Solomon died in Philadelphia, aged 69. He was survived by his wife and two stepdaughters, Joan Golder Ash and Norma Golder Brunswick.

Published books

* ''No Trump Bidding'' (Woodstown, NJ: Seven Stars Press, 1947), 48 pp. – "Rev., enl. ed." – * ''Slam Bidding and Point Count'', Solomon and Bennett L. Disbrow (Philadelphia: Macrae Smith, 1951), 281 pp., * ''How to Bid and What to Lead'', Solomon and Disbrow (Macrae Smith, 1953), 128 pp., * ''Hold Our Bridge Hands'', Solomon and Bert Wilson (Philadelphia: Lefax Publ., 1969), 140 pp.,

Bridge accomplishments

Honors

* ACBL Hall of Fame, 2000"Induction by Year"
. ''Hall of Fame''. ACBL. Retrieved 2014-11-05.

Wins

North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL). The "Spring", "Summer", and "Fall" NABCs are usually scheduled in March, July, and November for about eleven da ...

(14) **

Master Individual The Master Individual national bridge championship was held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC); it was held from 1931 until 1960 after which it was discontinued. Trophy The event was co ...

(1) 1947 **

von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs The Von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). Usually called simply the "Life Master Pairs" or "LM Pairs", this is a six-ses ...

(1) 1946 **

Wernher Open Pairs The Wernher Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). Typically starting on the Tuesday of the NABC, the Wernher Open Pairs is a four session ma ...

(1) 1943 **

Marcus Cup The Marcus Cup was a two-session open team event contested by Senior Masters at the American Contract Bridge League’s summer North American Bridge Championships North American Bridge Championships (NABC) are three annual bridge tournaments spon ...

(1) 1967 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1952, 1965 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (3) 1949, 1950, 1959 ** Reisinger (4) 1937, 1938, 1939, 1944 **

Spingold The Spingold national bridge championship is held at the summer American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Spingold is a knock-out team event that attracts the top contract bridge players in the world. T ...

(1) 1955

Runners-up

(1) 1943 **

(1) 1938 **

Rockwell Mixed Pairs The Rockwell Mixed Pairs is a national bridge championship held regularly at the Spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Rockwell Trophy, donated by Helen Rockwell in 1946, is presented to the w ...

(1) 1961 **

Silodor Open Pairs The Silodor Open Pairs national bridge championship is held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The Silodor Open Pairs is a four session matchpoint (MP) pairs event with two qualifying ...

(2) 1959, 1968 **

Hilliard Mixed Pairs The Hilliard Mixed Pairs national bridge championship was last held at the spring American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). History This was the original national mixed pairs event. It was contested at the ...

(1) 1943 **

Nail Life Master Open Pairs The Nail Life Master Open Pairs is a North American bridge championship held at the fall American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) North American Bridge Championship (NABC). The championship is a Matchpoints pairs event restricted to players with a ...

(1) 1963 **

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(1) 1956 ** Vanderbilt (2) 1954, 1958 ** Mitchell Board-a-Match Teams (2) 1955, 1960 ** Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (2) 1939, 1940 ** Reisinger (2) 1953, 1959 **

(1) 1939

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