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Name: Edmond Hoyle
Birth Date: 1672
Death Date: August 29, 1769
Place of Birth: England
Place of Death: London, England
Nationality: British
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer, lawyer

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Biography of Edmond Hoyle
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Edmond Hoyle (1672-1769) was an authority on card games and is often referred to as the "Father of Whist." Although he did not invent the game, with the publication of his systematized book of rules and procedures, the game became widely popular,...


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Edmond Hoyle (1672 - August 29, 1769), also known as Edmund Hoyle, is a writer best known for his works on the rules and play of card games. The phrase "according to Hoyle" came into the language as a reflection of his generally-perceived authority on...


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Evening Standard - London
edmond
07/24/2003: 577 words, approx. 2 pages
In David Mamet's brief immorality play Edmond, a respectable middle-aged man remorselessly slithers into New York's lower depths. The Olivier stage is too vast for a play based upon two-character close encounters. But Kenneth Branagh (left, with Nicola Stephenson), at last returning to the...
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The Village Voice
Edmond
07/12/2006: 537 words, approx. 2 pages
Edmond Directed by Stuart Gordon First Independent Opens July 14, Quad He's No Angel Old Mamet one-act about masculine indulgence revived as actors' showcase An act of due homage and genuflection to David Mamet the '70s-'80s theatrical provocateur...
 


 

Edmond Hoyle

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