| Althea Gibson  Born: 25-Aug-1927
Birthplace: Silver, SC
Died: 28-Sep-2003
Location of death: East Orange, NJ [1]
Cause of death: Respiratory failure
Remains: Buried, Rosedale Cemetery, Orange, NJ
Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Tennis Nationality: United States
Executive summary: First black woman to win Wimbledon First black tennis player to win all of the French Open, Wimbledon,
and the U.S. Open.
[1] East Orange General Hospital, East Orange, NJ.
Father: Daniel Gibson
Mother: Annie Bell
Sister: Mildred Gibson
Brother: Daniel Gibson, Jr. ("Bubba")
Husband: William Darben (m. 1965, div. Aug-1976, d. 1995)
Husband: Sydney Llewellyn (m. 1983, div.)
High School: Williston Industrial High School, Wilmington, NC (1949)
University: Florida A&M University (1953)
Teacher: Lincoln University
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
Associated Press Athlete of the Year (female) 1957
Associated Press Athlete of the Year (female) 1958
International Tennis Hall of Fame 1971
Sports Hall of Fame of New Jersey 1994
Aneurysm
Stroke 1995
Heart Attack 2003
Risk Factors: Depression, Smoking, Arthritis
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Horse Soldiers (12-Jun-1959) · Lukey
Official Website:
http://www.altheagibson.com/
Author of books:
I Always Wanted to Be Somebody (1958)
So Much to Live for (1968)
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