Costume Designer. Travis, who will best be remembered for the famously extravagant costumes he created for Liberace, served three years in the Army in postwar Europe, then went on to live in Paris, where he studied fashion. He began his career in New York, constructing wardrobes for the Broadway stage before designing costumes for such television series as 'The Voice of Firestone' and 'The Bell Telephone Hour'. In 1960, he began working as a costume designer for the Academy Awards, working alongside the legendary designer, Edith Head for six years. From 1967 through 1973, he was responsible for the costumes on the NBC comedy 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In', where he created up to 400 costumes per week and in his first year, he received an Emmy nomination for outstanding achievement in costume design for his work on the show. Among the many clients he designed costumes for were Dionne Warwick, Nancy Sinatra, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Connie Stevens, Tony Orlando, Wayne Newton and The Temptations. His 16-year stint with Liberace began in 1969 when he began creating the over-the-top stage outfits that would become the entertainer's signature. The outfits incorporated jewels, sequins, feathers, fur and other adornments, causing some to weigh more than 100 pounds. Many were on display at the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas. In 2010, he was awarded the Costume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award for Television. Travis died of a heart ailment.
Costume Designer. Travis, who will best be remembered for the famously extravagant costumes he created for Liberace, served three years in the Army in postwar Europe, then went on to live in Paris, where he studied fashion. He began his career in New York, constructing wardrobes for the Broadway stage before designing costumes for such television series as 'The Voice of Firestone' and 'The Bell Telephone Hour'. In 1960, he began working as a costume designer for the Academy Awards, working alongside the legendary designer, Edith Head for six years. From 1967 through 1973, he was responsible for the costumes on the NBC comedy 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In', where he created up to 400 costumes per week and in his first year, he received an Emmy nomination for outstanding achievement in costume design for his work on the show. Among the many clients he designed costumes for were Dionne Warwick, Nancy Sinatra, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Connie Stevens, Tony Orlando, Wayne Newton and The Temptations. His 16-year stint with Liberace began in 1969 when he began creating the over-the-top stage outfits that would become the entertainer's signature. The outfits incorporated jewels, sequins, feathers, fur and other adornments, causing some to weigh more than 100 pounds. Many were on display at the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas. In 2010, he was awarded the Costume Designers Guild Career Achievement Award for Television. Travis died of a heart ailment.
Bio by: Louis du Mort
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