LA laments massive donor, 86

The death has been announced of Wallis Annenberg, a publishing heiress who gave hundreds of millions of dollars to the arts and good causes in Los Angeles.

The family said: ‘Wallis transitioned peacefully and comfortable this morning to her new adventure. She was surrounded with love. Cancer may have beaten her body but it never got her spirit. We will hold her and her wisdom in our hearts forever.’

“It is with a profound sense of loss that we express our condolences on the passing of Wallis Annenberg,” said Robert van Leer, executive director and chief executive of the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. “Wallis believed wholeheartedly in the capacity of the arts to unite people from all walks of life and believed that those connections could bring about meaningful change. In honoring her memory, we commit to continuing her work by championing diverse voices and nurturing the next generation of artists and audiences.”

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