# Albert Hodges Morehead

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American writer and lexicographer

Albert Hodges Morehead Morehead c. 1940–1950 Born Albert Hodges Morehead, Jr. (1909-08-07)August 7, 1909 Taylor County, Georgia, US [citation needed] Died October 5, 1966(1966-10-05) (aged 57) New York City, US Occupations Encyclopedist, bridge writer Spouse Loy Claudon ​ (m. 1939)​ Children 2, including Philip David Morehead Relatives Loveman Noa, uncle

**Albert Hodges Morehead, Jr.** (August 7, 1909 – October 5, 1966) was a writer for *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*, a [bridge](/source/Contract_bridge) player, a [lexicographer](/source/Lexicographer), and an author and editor of reference works.[1][2][3][*[clarification needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify)*]

## Early years

Morehead was born in Flintstone, [Taylor County, Georgia](/source/Taylor_County%2C_Georgia)[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*] on August 7, 1909, to Albert Hodges Morehead I (1854–1922) and Bianca Noa (1874–1945). Albert senior was a choral conductor.[3] Bianca's brother was [Loveman Noa](/source/Loveman_Noa), the Naval hero. Albert's siblings were: Kerenhappuch Turner Morehead (1905–1907) who died as an infant; and James Turner Morehead (1906–1988). His parents lived in [Lexington, Kentucky](/source/Lexington%2C_Kentucky), but were spending their summer in [Georgia](/source/Georgia_(U.S._state)) at the time of his birth. The family moved to [Chattanooga, Tennessee](/source/Chattanooga%2C_Tennessee), after the death of Albert's father in 1922 in [Baylor County, Texas](/source/Baylor_County%2C_Texas).

He attended the [Baylor School](/source/Baylor_School) and later [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University). In 1939, Albert Morehead married Loy Claudon (1910–1970) of Illinois, and the couple had two children: [Philip David Morehead](/source/Philip_David_Morehead) (b. 1942) and Andrew Turner Morehead (b. 1940). He was a noted bridge partner of U.S. General [Dwight D. Eisenhower](/source/Dwight_D._Eisenhower).[4]

## Journalism

Through high school and college, Morehead worked on the *Lexington Herald* (now the *[Herald-Leader](/source/Lexington_Herald-Leader)*), the *[Chattanooga Times](/source/Chattanooga_Times)*, the *[Chicago Daily News](/source/Chicago_Daily_News)*, *[The Plain Dealer](/source/The_Plain_Dealer)*, and the *Town Crier* of [Newton, Massachusetts](/source/Newton%2C_Massachusetts). He later worked for *[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)*.

In 1944 he published 36 articles, under four pseudonyms, in *[Redbook](/source/Redbook)* magazine, and in 1951 published 29 articles in *[Cosmopolitan](/source/Cosmopolitan_(magazine))'* magazine. From 1945 to 1947, he was the puzzle and quiz editor for *[Coronet](/source/Coronet_(magazine))* magazine and was the consulting editor for games in *[Esquire magazine](/source/Esquire_magazine)*.

He was author, co-author or editor of over 60 books, including books on games and puzzles, and a number of reference works, some of which are still in print. He edited [W. Somerset Maugham](/source/W._Somerset_Maugham)'s *Great Novelists and their Novels* (Winston, 1948) and [Fulton Oursler](/source/Fulton_Oursler)'s *The Greatest Story Ever Told* (Doubleday, 1949).

Finally, he served as Vice-president of the [John C. Winston Company](/source/John_C._Winston_Company), a book publisher, for three years.[4]

## Publications

- with [Culbertson, Ely](/source/Ely_Culbertson); Mott-Smith, Geoffrey (1950). *Culbertson's Hoyle: The New Encyclopedia of Games, with Official Rules*.

- — (1964). *Morehead on Bidding* (1st ed.). New york: The MacMillan Company. [LCCN](/source/LCCN_(identifier)) [63-17309](https://lccn.loc.gov/63-17309).

- with [Frey, Richard L.](/source/Richard_L._Frey) (1974). *Morehead on Bidding* (2nd ed.). New York: Simon & Schuster. [LCCN](/source/LCCN_(identifier)) [73-21053](https://lccn.loc.gov/73-21053). [SBN](/source/SBN_(identifier)) [671-21699-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-671-21699-6).

## Death

Morehead died of cancer in 1966 in [Manhattan](/source/Manhattan).[1]

## Bridge accomplishments

### Honors

- [ACBL Hall of Fame](/source/ACBL_Hall_of_Fame), Blackwood Award 1996

- ACBL Honorary Member of the Year 1946

### Awards

- IBPA Bridge Book of the Year 1966

### Wins

- [Schwab Cup](/source/Ely_Culbertson#Anglo-American_matches) (1) 1934

### Runners-up

- [North American Bridge Championships](/source/North_American_Bridge_Championships) (1) - [Chicago](/source/Reisinger) (now Reisinger) (1) 1935

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-obit_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-obit_1-1) ["Albert H. Morehead, 56, \[sic\] Dead; Ex-Bridge Editor of The Times. Championship Player Was Also Lexicographer and Encyclopedia Compiler"](https://www.nytimes.com/1966/10/06/archives/albert-h-morehead-56-dead-exbridge-editor-of-the-times-championship.html). *The New York Times*. October 6, 1966. p. 47. Retrieved 2021-01-06.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-ACBLhof_2-0)** ["Morehead, Albert"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160308091933/http://web5.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/members/morehead-albert/). *Hall of Fame*. ACBL. Archived from [the original](http://web5.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/members/morehead-albert) on 2016-03-08. Retrieved 2014-12-28.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cb_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cb_3-1) [*Current Biography*](https://books.google.com/books?id=XYgYAAAAIAAJ). [H.W. Wilson Company](/source/H.W._Wilson_Company). 1954. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9780824201210](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780824201210). {{[cite book](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_book)}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility ([help](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:CS1_errors#invalid_isbn_date)) [*[full citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources#What_information_to_include)*]

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bio_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bio_4-1) ["A Tribute to Albert H. Morehead 1909–1966: Games expert and Lexicographer"](http://www.patphil.com/ahm.html). patphil.com (daughter-in-law Patricia and son [Philip Morehead](/source/Philip_Morehead)). Retrieved 2007-08-21.

## Literature

- Morehead, Albert and [Geoffrey Mott-Smith](/source/Geoffrey_Mott-Smith) (1950). *Culbertson's Hoyle: The New Encyclopedia of Games, with Official Rules*. Greystone Press.

## External links

- [Citation](https://web.archive.org/web/http://web5.acbl.org/about-acbl/hall-of-fame/members/morehead-albert/) at the [ACBL Hall of Fame](/source/ACBL_Hall_of_Fame) (archived)

- ["A Tribute to Albert H. Morehead"](http://www.patphil.com/ahm.html) subsite at [Phil & Pat Morehead](/source/Philip_Morehead)

- [Albert H. Morehead](https://lccn.loc.gov/n83139541) at the [Library of Congress](/source/Library_of_Congress), with 54 library catalog records

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