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Heldman, Gladys Medalie (13 May 1922–22 June 2003), tennis player  

Linda J. Borish

Heldman, Gladys Medalie (13 May 1922–22 June 2003), tennis player, promoter, and publisher, was born in New York City, the daughter of well-known New York attorney and judge George Z. Medalie and Carrie Medalie, a scholar of Greek and Latin. Heldman earned a BA from Stanford University in ...

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Paret, Jahail Parmly (1870-1952), tennis player, journalist, and author  

Frank V. Phelps

Paret, Jahail Parmly (03 October 1870–24 November 1952), tennis player, journalist, and author, was born in Bergen Point, New Jersey, the son of Henry Paret, a wealthy clothing merchant, and Anna Elizabeth Parmly, later the editor of Harper’s Handy Book for Girls (1910). Named for his maternal grandfather, Paret so disliked his first name that he constantly reduced it to a first initial and preferred to be called by his middle name. He graduated in 1886 from Grammar School 68 in New York City....