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Feb 26, 2024 · William Travilla, the man behind some of the most iconic dresses on and off the big screen during his 40+ year career, had one particular star client for whom designing was a personal affair. His dresses for Marilyn Monroe played their own role in her star appeal.
Leading costume designer William Travilla, known simply as "Travilla", first met Marilyn in 1950, when she asked if she could borrow his fitting room - he was one of several contract designers for Twentieth Century Fox - to try on a costume. They worked together on eight movies: Monkey Business (1952), Don't Bother to Knock (1952), Gentlemen ...
William Travilla (March 22, 1920 – November 2, 1990), known professionally as Travilla, was an American costume designer for theatre, film, and television. He is perhaps best known for designing costumes for Marilyn Monroe in eight of her films, as well as two of the most iconic dresses in cinematic history.
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costume designer for film, television, stage. Birth Details. March 22, 1920. Los Angeles, California, United States. Famous Works. Credits; Film Work; Costume Designer. All-American Co-Ed, United Artists, 1941. Two Yanks in Trinidad, Columbia, 1942. Two Senoritas from Chicago, Columbia, 1943. Silver River, Warner Brothers, 1948.
Nov 10, 1990 · Bill Travilla, the Academy Award- and Emmy-winning Hollywood costume designer known for clothing Marilyn Monroe and a host of other stars, has died. He was 69. Travilla died Nov. 2 of cancer at...
Travilla (1920-1990) Travilla. The man who draped a fringed Idaho potato sack on Marilyn Monroe for a famous snapshot - proving that she looked good in anything - was born on Catalina Island off the California coast on March 22 1920. He studied at the Chouinard School of Art in L.A., showing a precocious talent for drawing fashion design from ...
Birth name. William Jack Travilla. Nickname. Bill. Mini Bio. The man who draped a fringed Idaho potato sack on Marilyn Monroe for a famous snapshot - proving that she looked good in anything - was born on Catalina Island off the California coast on March 22 1920.
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