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Du Pont, Margaret Evelyn Osborne, 1918-2012

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Personal name headingDu Pont, Margaret Evelyn Osborne, 1918-2012
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Variant(s)DuPont, Margaret Evelyn Osborne, 1918-2012
Du Pont, William, Mrs., 1918-2012
Osborne, Margaret Evelyn, 1918-2012
Birth date19180304
Death date20121024
Place of birthJoseph, Or.
Place of deathEl Paso, Tex.
Field of activityTennis
Profession or occupationTennis player
Found inWilliam du Pont, Jr., papers, 1840-1980: (Margaret Evelyn Osborne; b. March 4, 1918; m. William du Pont, Jr., Nov. 26, 1947; divorced March 27, 1964; once America's top-ranked female tennis player; winner of numerous Grand Slam titles)
New York times WWW site, Oct. 31, 2012 (in obituary published Oct. 25: Margaret Osborne duPont; b. Margaret Evelyn Osborne, Mar. 4, 1918, Joseph, Or.; m. William duPont Jr., 1947 (div. 1964); d. Wednesday [Oct. 24, 2012], El Paso, aged 94; tenacious and durable American tennis champion who won six Grand Slam singles titles in the middle decades of the 20th century while becoming one of the most dominant doubles players of her era)