Walkley Foundation gets $1m bequest from founder’s sister-in-law

August 9, 2019 10:24

The Walkley Foundation has received a $1m bequest from June Andrews, the sister-in-law of Sir William Gaston Walkley, who set up the Walkley Awards and left a bequest to maintain them following his death in 1976.

Andrews died in 2017, leaving the Foundation its second bequest from a member of the Walkley family.

Walkleys 1965 (from Walkley archive)

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Brittney Rigby

Brittney Rigby was Mumbrella's deputy managing editor - news and analysis. She left Mumbrella in April 2021.

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Walkley Foundation gets $1m bequest from founder’s sister-in-law

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