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Travilla (William Jack Travilla) was born on 22 March, 1920 in Los Angeles, California, USA, is a costume_designer,costume_department. Discover Travilla's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 70 years old?

Popular As William Jack Travilla
Occupation costume_designer,costume_department
Age 70 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 22 March, 1920
Birthday 22 March
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Date of death 2 November, 1990
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Who Is Travilla's Wife?

His wife is Dona Drake (19 August 1944 - 20 June 1989) ( her death) ( 1 child)

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Wife Dona Drake (19 August 1944 - 20 June 1989) ( her death) ( 1 child)
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Travilla Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Travilla worth at the age of 70 years old? Travilla’s income source is mostly from being a successful Costume Designer. He is from United States. We have estimated Travilla's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Source of Income Costume Designer

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1920

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 an early age. By the time he was sixteen, he made money by selling sketches of costume designs for showgirls he had studied at burlesque houses.

1941

Found unfit for wartime duties due to flat feet, William Travilla made his way to Hollywood and signed his first contract as costume designer at Columbia in 1941. However, during his two-year tenure he received rather few assignments and left disillusioned.

1946

Little work came his way during the next few years, until, in 1946, he was spotted in a nightclub (selling travel sketches of the South Pacific) by the actress Ann Sheridan, who became an instant admirer of his work. Sheridan persuaded Travilla to become her personal costume designer at Warner Brothers.

1947

This didn't quite come to pass, though he did design her gowns for Nora Prentiss (1947).

1948

More importantly, he notched up his first major success by winning the Academy Award for the lavish and colourful costumes of Adventures of Don Juan (1948) in conjunction with Leah Rhodes and Marjorie Best. After his three year contract was up, Travilla went on to 20th Century Fox, for what would become the most productive period of his career in the film business. At the same time, he set up his own high end fashion salon, Travilla Inc. , in Los Angeles, creating several collections of elegant, award-winning designs. Travilla dressed many established stars, from Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford, to Loretta Young. However, he is chiefly remembered for the iconic gowns, designed for Marilyn Monroe's famous hourglass shape in eight of her most popular films.

1953

These include her sexy satin number from How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), the gold lame dress with the sun ray pleats glimpsed in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) and, subsequently, at the 1953 Photoplay Awards (over Travilla's objections); and, of course, the white cocktail dress famously uplifted above the subway grate in The Seven Year Itch (1955). One of three versions of the latter sold at auction for $ 4.

1956

After his contract with Fox expired in 1956, Travilla tended to his own exclusive label, designing a collection of ready-to-wear 'California' fashion.

1960

In the 1960's, he continued to freelance, working primarily for television.

1979

He showed off a young Connie Sellecca to great effect in a murder mystery revolving around the fashion industry, fittingly titled She's Dressed to Kill (1979).

1980

Ever synonymous with a bygone era of glamour, he went on to win two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Costume Design for The Scarlett O'Hara War (1980) and for Dallas (1978).

2011

6 million in 2011. Despite their close working relationship, Travilla later went on record describing Marilyn on a personal level as 'childlike' and plagued by feelings of inadequacy.