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Originated Contract Bridge 'Mike' Vanderbilt Dies at 86
Harold Stirling Mike Van derbilt, famed founder of contract bridge and successful yachtsman, dies at 85 in Newport Rhode Island two days before his 86th birthday. Funeral planned Trinity Church Newport with burial in Portsmouth. Survived by widow, cousin William Van derbilt former Rhode Island governor, two nieces Consuelo Vanderbilt and Muriel Vanderbilt Adams.
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Mike” Vanderbilt
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