Simon Jacoblivitch Skidelsky[1][2] (Russian: Семён Яковлевич Скидельский; 4 July 1904[3] – 27 July 1948), also known as S. J. "Skid" Simon, Seca Jascha Skidelsky, and Simon Jasha Skidelsky, was a British journalist, fiction writer and bridge player. From 1937 until his death, he collaborated with Caryl Brahms on a series of comic novels and short stories, mostly with a background of ballet or of English history. As a bridge expert, he was jointly responsible for developing the Acol system of bidding.
- ^ more commonly transliterated as Semyon Yakoblevich Skidelsky; "Jasha" or "Yasha" are Yiddish diminutives for Yakob/Jacob. England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1966, 1973-1995
- ^ "No. 33696". The London Gazette. 6 March 1931. p. 1531.
- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register