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Michael Travis (costume designer) Louis Torakis (April 13, 1928 [1] - May 1, 2014) was an American costume designer. He was nominated for an Primetime Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Costumes for his work on the television program Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In. [2]
- Costume designer
- May 1, 2014 (aged 86), Studio City, California, U.S.
- Louis Torakis, April 13, 1928, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
May 4, 2014 · Associated Press. Michael Travis, the costume designer who created the outlandish and flamboyant outfits for Liberace ‘s stage extravaganzas, died Thursday at his home in Studio City. He...
This collection consists of the sketches and finished renderings of costumes created over approximately thirty years by Michael Travis. Many are signed by the artist; most are not, which may indicate that Travis collected renderings done by other designers to save them from destruction.
This collection consists of the sketches and finished renderings of costumes created over approximately thirty years by Michael Travis. Many are signed by the artist; most are not, which may indicate that Travis collected renderings done by other designers to save them from destruction.
English . Summary: The collection contains approximately 2,500 costume designs in colored pencil and pastels, on tissue paper mounted on mat boards. The designs were created for entertainers such as Liberace, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Dionne Warwick, the Fifth Dimension, Nancy Sinatra, and others.
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May 4, 2014 · Liberace. Michael Travis, best known for designing Liberace's famously extravagant costumes, died Thursday in his Studio City home. He was 86. He had been hospitalized last month due to serious...
Oct 15, 2017 · (Handout) Costume designer Michael Travis, who created famously over-the-top outfits for Liberace's stage extravaganzas, died Thursday at his home in Studio City. He was 86. He was...