Alice marble

As we're in the midst of the U.S. Open tennis tournament -- where Carole Lombard's close friend Alice Marble won the singles event for four consecutive years -- how about something of Carole playing the sport she loved? That's a page from the September 1935 issue of Photoplay These photos were by…

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Alice Marble desegregated Tennis in 1950's.

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1900 First women Olympic winners in Paris FRA: On May 22 Hélène de Pourtalès (born in New York City as Helen Barbey) was a Swiss sailor on the boat Lérina, which won the gold medal in the first race of the 1-2 ton class - with a crew. But, England's Charlotte Cooper won the tennis singles event on July 11 and she won another gold medal in the mixed doubles w/ Reginald Doherty.

Alice marble famous tennis play and spy for USA during WW11

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Photo of actress Carole Lombard and tennis pro Alice Marble via Historiful . As a young child, Marble was always interested in sports, espec...