Madeline Winkler-Betzendahl

Born in Berlin, Winkler was the daughter of a British mother and a German father.

This was followed by training as a photojournalist at the Verein der Deutschen Presse in Berlin; Winkler passed her exams in 1942.

During World War II she married the naval officer Rudolf Betzendahl (1892–1978).

In addition to actors, she often portrayed writers; among other things, she documented Thomas Mann's visit to Stuttgart in 1955.

The Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach preserves some of the photographer's portraits of writers.