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TRAVILLA William
Date of birth : March 22, 1920, Santa Catalina Island, California.
Date of death : November 2, 1990, Los Angeles, California.
Practise: dress designer, under contract with the Fox.
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Story:
In 1945, he was the youngest dress designer under contract with an important studio (the Warner).
He met Marilyn in 1950
when she asked to use the fitting room to dress a costume up.
They worked together in 8 movies :
In 1952 "Monkey Business" and "Don't Bother to Knock'
In 1953 :
plum dress
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gold lamé dress
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black bustier
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orange dress
pink dress
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red spangled dress
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black suit, fur stole
green top
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non used leotard
gloves
"How to Marry a Millionaire?" .
In 1954 :
"There's No Business Like Show Business"
"Heat Wave" dress
blue dress
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beige dress
red saloon dress
red and green saloon dress
white dress
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pink bustier
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In 1956 :
spangled leotard
lace top, blue skirt
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During his long career, he received an Academy Award for his work in "The Adventures of Don Juan" (1948), with Errol Flynn; he was nominated for his work in "There's No Business Like Show Business" and "Bus Stop".
He designed the majority of Marilyn's most memorable costumes, including the dress with the crushing effect she wore in public appearences, like during the Photoplay magazine awards ceremony in 1953.
He helped her to slip into the gold lamé dress she had worn in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and with which she picked up her prize, the "Fastest Rising Star of 1952".
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The last time he saw her was when she had dinner with Peter Lawford and Pat Newcomb,
a week before her death (according to some testimonies, this dinner
took place the very last evening). He reported that she looked hangdog
and dazed, and when he came to greet her at her table, she didn't
recognize him immediately. He was hurt and decided to tell her in
a letter he didn't have enough time to write.
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