Andy Thorpe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Andy Thorpe

Australian model and radio presenter

Date of Birth: 17-Nov-1929

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Date of Death: 15-Oct-2010

Profession: radio personality, model

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Andy Thorpe

  • Andrena 'Andy' Thorpe (17 November 1929, Melbourne, Australia – 15 October 2010, Riverton, South Australia), was a former model and radio personality who worked at several Australian radio stations in the 1960s and 1970s.
  • She is remembered most for her long running partnership with Bob Francis. She was a successful model in Melbourne modelling for noted photographers such as Helmut Newton and Athol Smith.
  • In 1952 she won the "Camera Model of the Year" and in 1953 she was crowned "Queen of the Southern Beaches" and won a trip to Europe which proved to be a powerful influence on her.
  • In She moved to Adelaide to open a school for models and married businessman Tony Gwynn-Jones.
  • She was encouraged to work in radio after being spotted at a dinner party when outspoken women were still a rarity in Adelaide at that time.
  • She was offered a morning chat program at Adelaide's 5DN with Lionel Williams.
  • In 1966 she moved to 5AD she was initially paired with Rob Lynch although after a couple of seasons she was paired with the conservative Bob Francis.
  • Despite a frosty start the pair came to work very well on air with a fiery 'odd couple' relationship that was a ratings hit for almost a decade. Andy left 5AD in 1976 and took a break from radio that involved extensive travels in India and a flight in a cropduster from Adelaide to London. Returning to Australia she worked in Melbourne for 3DB and 3RRR and in Sydney with 2SM as well as with ABC Radio in Adelaide.
  • She moved into public relations, working for the South Australian Museum and the Victorian Tourism Commission for former South Australian premier Don Dunstan.

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