# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/william-travilla
# Generated: 2026-09-01T01:24:37.892Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/william-travilla"
name: "William Travilla"
slug: "william-travilla"
description: "William Travilla, known professionally as Travilla, was an American costume designer for theatre, film, and television. He is perhaps best known for designing costumes for Marilyn Monroe in eight of her films, as well as two of the most iconic dresses in cinematic history."
tagline: "American costume designer (1920-1990)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Costume_designer_William_Travilla.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Designers"
  slug: "designers"
profileType:
  name: "Designer"
  slug: "designer"
birthDate: "1920-03-22"
deathDate: "1990-11-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             6.586888657648283
  historical:           13.33622933333333
  currentAttention:     36.5938258758238
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: 138
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0871359"
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    url:       "http://www.williamtravilla.com"
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    title: "Ուիլյամ Թրավիլա"
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    title: "William Travilla"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump