Marion Jessup (née Zinderstein)
(1896-1980), Tennis player; OlympianSitter in 2 portraits
Won silver in tennis in the mixed doubles at the 1924 Paris Olympics.
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Laura Foote
29 August 2018, 22:30
Marion Hall (nee Zinderstein) Jessup was the daughter of Charles and Elizabeth Zinderstein. Her parents were both children of European immigrants. Her father Charles Anthony Zinderstein was the proprietor of a silk mill in Allentown, PA, where Marion was born in 1896. After her father's death, the family moved to West Newton, MA and later to Brookline. Marion married John Butler Jessup in 1921. A competitive tennis player, she was in the top five ladies' singles rankings in the 1917- 1924 period. She reached the #1 ranking for indoor singles in 1924. This photo was taken when she was on the US team at the Paris Olympics, where she gained a silver medal with her partner in the mixed doubles competition.