Editing George S. Kaufman (section)

===Bridge===

Kaufman was a prominent player of bridge, probably both [[auction bridge]] and [[contract bridge]]. ''[[The New Yorker]]'' published many of his humorous items about the card game; at least some have been reprinted more than once, including:
*"Kibitzers' Revolt" {{when|date=June 2014}} and the suggestion that bridge clubs should post notice whether the North–South or the East–West pairs are holding good cards.<ref name=ACBLbeat>[http://acblstory.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/acbl-bridge-beat-121-george-kaufman "ACBL Bridge Beat #121: George Kaufman"]. ''Not Just the ACBL Story – but History''. November 5, 2012. [[American Contract Bridge League]] (75th Anniversary contributions by anonymous members?). Retrieved June 13, 2014.</ref>
*Kaufman was notoriously impatient with poor players. One such partner asked permission to use the men's room, according to legend, and Kaufman replied: "Gladly. For the first time today I'll know what you have in your hand."<ref name=ACBLbeat/><ref>{{cite book| editor1-last =Hall| editor1-first =Donald| title =The Oxford Book of American Literary Anecdotes| publisher =Oxford| year =1981| location =New York| page =234}}</ref>
*On sitting South: (1) "No matter who writes the books or articles, South holds the most terrific cards I ever saw. There is a lucky fellow if ever I saw one."<ref>{{cite book |last = Johnson |first = Jared |title = Classic Bridge Quotes |publisher = Devyn Press Inc. |location = Louisville, KY |page = 61 |year = 1989 |isbn = 0-910791-66-X }}</ref> (2) [[Oswald Jacoby]] reported a deal that Kaufman played marvelously in 1952, after which he cracked, "I'd rather sit South than be the [[President of the United States|President]]."<ref name=ACBLbeat/>
*On {{gcb|coffeehousing}}, "I'd like a review of the bidding with all the original inflections."<ref>{{cite book |last = Johnson |first = Jared |title = Classic Bridge Quotes |publisher = Devyn Press Inc. |location = Louisville, KY |page = 41 |year = 1989 |isbn = 0-910791-66-X }}</ref>

His first wife [[Beatrice Kaufman|Beatrice Bakrow Kaufman]] was also an avid bridge player, and an occasional poker player with [[Algonquin Round Table|Algonquin]] men, who wrote at least one ''New Yorker'' article on bridge herself, in 1928.<ref name=beatrice>Galchinsky, Michael (March 1, 2009). "Beatrice Kaufman 1895–1945". ''Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia''. Jewish Women's Archive (jwa.org). Retrieved June 13, 2014.</ref>