Marilyn Johnson

Marilyn Kinsman Johnson (February 18, 1928 – October 31, 2007) was an American bridge player from Houston, Texas. She achieved great success in the world of bridge, winning three world championships, one at women pairs and two at women teams, all in partnership with Mary Jane Farell. They also made history by winning the North American von Zedtwitz Life Master Pairs in 1978, a feat unmatched by any other pair of women from 1930 to 2014. Johnson, originally from Rutland, Vermont, studied chemistry at Wellesley College and worked for 33 years at Shell Oil. She passed away in Houston at the age of 79.More