10 Facts About Betty Winkler

Betty Winkler was a radio performer in Chicago and New York City in the 1930s and 1940s.

Betty Winkler performed in a number of radio shows, including dramas, comedies, and variety shows.

Betty Winkler married her Rosemary co-star George Keane in January 1948 at Fort Lee, New Jersey.

When Keane was forced to give up his role due to illness, Betty Winkler gave up her role as well and they both moved to Europe.

An article in Billboard magazine published in December 1944 considered Betty Winkler to be the fourth highest paid woman in radio and called her a "heavy dough collecting" soap player.

In 1947, Betty Winkler was listed as a member the New Stages, Inc project; a project composed of radio professionals who were shareholders that sought to advance models of broadcasting.

Betty Winkler served as a committee member on the board of directors for New Stages, Inc until fall of 1948.

In 1955, Betty Winkler was named as a member of the Communist party in a witness hearing for the House Un-American Activities Committee.

Hall stated that Betty Winkler was a member of a "Midtown Branch" of the Communist party that met in New York in 1946 and 1947.

Betty Winkler was known as innovator in the study of sensory awareness and taught courses privately and at the Human Relations Center of the New School of Social Research in New York City.