The Divine Miss Marble

About the book

The Divine Miss Marble by Robert Weintraub is a biography for adult readers.

Now in paperback, the story of 1930s tennis icon Alice Marble and her life of sports, celebrity, and incredible mystery. "In Robert Weintraub's exhaustive biography, The Divine Miss Marble, he transports the reader into Marble's vibrant world. It's a dreamy, indomitable life worth reading about as today's tennis tries to return to form. Highly recommended. "- Library Journal (starred review) She was famous for overcoming serious illness to win the biggest tournaments, including Wimbledon.

She was also a fashion designer and trendsetter, a contributor to a pioneering new comic called Wonder Woman -and friend to the biggest names in Hollywood and society, like Carole Lombard and Clark Gable, William Randolph Hearst and Marion Davies, and members of families named Bloomingdale, Loew, and du Pont. She helped integrate tennis with her support of Althea Gibson, and even coached two young women who became stars in their own right: Billie Jean King and Sally Ride.

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