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Studio City, California, U.S. Occupation. 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] Travis also designed gowns for The Supremes, most ...
- 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...
Michael Travis was born on 13 April 1928 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was a costume designer, known for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (1967), Play of the Week (1959) and The Steve Lawrence Show (1965). He died on 1 May 2014 in Studio City, California, USA.
- April 13, 1928
- May 1, 2014
Michael Travis. Michael Travis may refer to: Michael Travis, member of the band The String Cheese Incident. Michael Travis (soccer) (born 1993), South African footballer. Michael Travis (costume designer), American costume designer. Mick Travis, a fictional English character played by Malcolm McDowell.
May 4, 2014 · 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...
May 4, 2014 · 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 ailments ...
Biographical / Historical. Costume designer Michael Travis was born Louis Torakis to a Detroit Greek-American family in 1928. While serving in the postwar United States Army he was stationed in Paris. Upon his discharge in1949 he remained in the city to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and the Sorbonne on the GI Bill.
