Edward Adam Manfield (May 1, 1943 – March 29, 1999) U.S. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007. Social Security Administration. was a professional American Contract bridge player. He was a member of the U.S. team that won the Rosenblum Cup at the 1986 World Bridge Championships, after taking silver in 1982.
Manfield was married three times; his first two marriages, to Lynn Johannesen, and JoAnn Sprung, ended in divorce.Commonwealth of Virginia. Report of Divorce or Annulment. Department of Health; Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Richmond Manfield partnered with Wellens during their marriage from 1980 to 1985. In The New York Times in 1983, Alan Truscott praised their performance along with pair Bob Fiske and Mickie Kivel, calling it, "Perhaps the best performance ever in New York by a team consisting of two mixed pairs."
He later remarried and died in 1999 of a heart attack at his home in Philadelphia. He was survived by his wife Melanie, their two children, Seth Manfield, a champion player, and Sabrina, and his daughter from a previous marriage, Karen.
He was inducted into the ACBL Hall of Fame in 2003.
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