Michael Travis (costume designer) explained

Michael Travis
Birth Name:Louis Torakis
Birth Date:13 April 1928
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Death Place: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 famously for their G.I.T. on Broadway, also known as Diana Ross and The Supremes and The Temptations on Broadway, a 1969 television special produced by Motown Productions. Travis was also honored in the Costume Designers Guild for the Career Achievement Award.[3]

Death

Torakis died in May 2014 at his home in Studio City, California, at the age of 86.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Liberace's Costume Designer Michael Travis Dies at 86. Alex. Stedman. Variety. May 4, 2014. October 10, 2021. October 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211010220845/https://variety.com/2014/music/news/liberaces-costume-designer-michael-travis-dies-at-86-1201171404/. live.
  2. Web site: Outstanding Costumes For A Series - 1970. Television Academy. October 10, 2021. October 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211010220855/https://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/1970/outstanding-costumes-for-a-series. live.
  3. Web site: Michael Travis, Liberace's Costume Designer, Dies at 86. Mike. Barnes. The Hollywood Reporter. May 4, 2014. October 10, 2021. October 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211010220846/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/michael-travis-liberaces-costume-designer-701106/. live.
  4. Web site: Michael Travis dies at 86; costume designer for Liberace. David. Colker. Los Angeles Times. October 3, 2014. October 10, 2021. October 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211010220843/https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-michael-travis-20140504-story.html. live.
  5. Web site: Michael Travis. The Times. May 9, 2014. October 10, 2021. October 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211010222347/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/michael-travis-8rkd23b97ft. live.

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