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      • Weakened by pernicious anaemia, Marble died at a hospital in Palm Springs, California.
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  3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Alice_MarbleAlice Marble - Wikipedia

    Alice Irene Marble (September 28, 1913 – December 13, 1990) was an American tennis player who won 18 Grand Slam championships between 1936 and 1940: five in singles, six in women's doubles, and seven in mixed doubles. She was ranked world No. 1 in 1939.

  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Alice-MarbleAlice Marble | Biography, Titles, & Facts | Britannica

    Sep 24, 2024 · Alice Marble (born September 28, 1913, Plumes county, California, U.S.—died December 13, 1990, Palm Springs, California) was an American tennis player, known for her powerful serves and volleys, who dominated the women’s game during the late 1930s.

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  5. www.historyextra.com › period › 20th-centuryAlice Marble: the tennis champion with multiple lives

    Jul 4, 2023 · During the late 1930s, one name dominated the world of women’s tennis: Alice Marble. Aggressive and always on the attack, the American won 18 Grand Slam titles. Furthermore, in all her time competing in the Wightman Cup, she only lost a solitary match in both the singles and doubles.

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  7. www.nextavenue.org › tennis-great-alice-marblesU.S.Tennis Great Alice Marble's Moment of Glory and the ...

    Aug 30, 2023 · In the 1930s, U.S. tennis great Alice Marble broke new ground for female athletes with her success on and off the courts. Known for her powerful serve-and-volley style, Marble peaked as a...

  8. historyswomen.com › social-reformers › alice-marbleAlice Marble - History's Women

    As she retired, Alice began a new area of her life as she served briefly on the editorial advisory board of the DC Comics company, known for their publishing the adventures of Superman, Batman and others. Alice was credited by one source as an associate editor on the Wonder Woman characters.

  9. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1990/12/13-spAlice Marble, a Tennis Champion in 1930s, Dies at 77

    Dec 13, 1990 · Tennis star Alice Marble, winner of U.S. Open and Wimbledon championships in the late 1930s, died today at Desert Hospital in Palm Springs. She was 77.

  10. racquetmag.com › 2020/08/19 › through-the-lookingThrough the Looking Glass With Alice Marble - Racquet Magazine

    Aug 19, 2020 · Substitute “play tennis” for “sing” and you come face-to-face with Alice Marble, the great tennis player who lived from 1913 to 1990. A charismatic world No. 1, gutsy social activist, and inventive prose stylist, Marble opted instead to leave the world a far less credible legacy.