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Betty Winkler | |
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 Betty Winkler (Radio Varieties magazine, September 1940) |
Betty Winkler (April 19, 1914[1] - ) is an actress who was active in the era of old-time radio.
Early years
[edit]Winkler was born in Berwick, Pennsylvania, on April 19, 1914.[2] When she was 5 years old, she began performing.[3]
Radio
[edit]Winkler began acting on radio in The Golden Theatre program in Chicago, Illinois,[4] when she was a teenager.[3] Her roles on radio programs included those shown in the table below.
| Program | Role |
|---|---|
| Abie's Irish Rose | Rosemary Levy[5] |
| Attorney-at-Law | Sally Dunlap [5]: 30 |
| Betty and Bob | Marcia[5]: 36 |
| Girl Alone | Patricia Rogers[5]: 131 |
| Grand Hotel | Telephone operator[5]: 135 |
| Joyce Jordan, M.D. | Joyce Jordan[5]: 180 |
| Lone Journey | Nita Bennett[5]: 204 |
| The Man I Married | Evelyn Waring[5]: 215 |
| The O'Neills | Peggy O'Neill Kayden[5]: 261 |
| Rosemary | Rosemary Dawson[5]: 290 |
| This Life Is Mine | Eden Channing[5]: 333 |
She was also a member of the casts of The Great Gunns,[6] Knickerbocker Playhouse,[5]: 190-191 The Chicago Theater of the Air[5]: 74 and Curtain Time.[5]: 89
Stage
[edit]Film
[edit]Television
[edit]Personal life
[edit]Winkler married actor George Keane when both had leading roles on the radio soap opera Rosemary.[2]
Later years
[edit]After she retired, Winkler taught sensory awareness at the New School of Social Research in Manhattan, New York.[2] A back injury led to her studying sensory awareness and to her publishing the book Sensing: Letting Yourself Live.[3]
Death
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-2834-2. Pp. 286-287.
- ^ a b c Cox, Jim (1999). The Great Radio Soap Operas. McFarland. p. 219. ISBN 9781476604145. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- ^ a b c Reinehr, Robert C. and Swartz, Jon D. (2008). The A to Z of Old-Time Radio. Scarecrow Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0-8108-7616-3. Pp. 283-284.
- ^ "Pennsylvania Girl in Title Role of Joyce Jordan Series". Harrisburg Telegraph. Pennsylvania, Harrisburg. March 28, 1942. p. 26. Retrieved September 17, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Terrace, Vincent (1999). Radio Programs, 1924-1984: A Catalog of More Than 1800 Shows. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-4513-4. P. 7.
- ^ "Betty Winkler to Have Leads in Operettas". Chicago Tribune. Illinois, Chicago. September 21, 1941. p. Part 3-Page 4. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
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