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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The Two-Way
A Tennis Tale: Once Famous, 'Gorgeous Gussie' Dies In Obscurity
January 23, 2013 When Gertrude "Gorgeous Gussie" Moran showed a bit of lace at Wimbledon in 1949, the tennis world was shocked and she became a huge star. She died last week at the age of 89. The contrast between what the tennis world though was risque in her day and what happens today is remarkable.