Marilyn Kinsman Johnson (February 18, 1928 – October 31, 2007) was an American bridge player from Houston, Texas. She won three world championships, one at women pairs and two at women teams, all in partnership with Mary Jane Farell. Farell and Johnson also won the North American von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs in 1978, which no other pair of women has done (1930 to 2014).

Johnson, a native of Rutland, Vermont, majored in chemistry at Wellesley College and worked 33 years for Shell Oil. She died in Houston, aged 79.

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Bridge accomplishments

Wins

North American Bridge Championships (8) von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs (1) 1978 Rockwell Mixed Pairs (2) 1968, 1973 Hilliard Mixed Pairs (1) 1957 Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (4) 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976

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Runners-up

North American Bridge Championships

Whitehead Women's Pairs (1) 1967

Wagar Women's Knockout Teams (1) 1973

Chicago Mixed Board-a-Match (1) 1969

References

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1928 births

2007 deaths

American contract bridge players

People from Houston

Wellesley College alumni

People from Rutland (city), Vermont

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