When Billie beat Bobby : teleplay / by Jane Anderson. [2000]

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When Billie beat Bobby : teleplay / by Jane Anderson. [2000]

The historic 1973 tennis match between middle-aged champion Bobby Riggs and young feminist Billy Jean King.

103 leaves ; 28 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7598704

Ohio University, Alden Library

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Anderson, Jane.

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Riggs, Bobby, 1918-1995

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King, Billie Jean, 1943-

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