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left Paramount, Banton was promoted to head designer and was responsible for dressing the studio's stars. Because of his worsening alcoholism, and according to some commentators, at the instigation of his assistant
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Glamour, subtle elegance, and exquisite fabrics endeared Banton to Hollywood's celebrated beauties and made him one of the sought-after costume designers of his era. As viewings of such films as
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An early apprenticeship with a high-society costume dressmaker earned him fame. His reputation was established when
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Born in Waco, Texas, Banton moved to New York City as a child. He was educated at Columbia University and at the
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He opened his dressmaking salon in New York City, and he was asked to create costumes for the
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in the 1920s. In the 1930s and 1940s, Banton designed for
44:(August 18, 1894 – February 2, 1958) was an American 509: 543:Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale) 70:selected one of his dresses for her wedding to 85:contracted with him to create costumes for 63:, where he studied art and fashion design. 198: 81:. In 1924, Banton moved to Hollywood when 20: 510: 13: 14: 554: 486: 104:, Banton designed clothing for 61:Art Students League of New York 1: 464: 457:Letter from an Unknown Woman 7: 26:Travis Banton's design for 10: 559: 533:American costume designers 528:American fashion designers 167:), rich fabrics (such as 88:The Dressmaker from Paris 16:American fashion designer 472:Hollywood Costume Design 538:People from Waco, Texas 474:, Harmony Books, 1977. 199:Notable design projects 191:from 1939 to 1941 and 38: 470:Chierichetti, David. 246:Claudette Colbert in 240:Belle of the Nineties 189:Twentieth Century-Fox 30:in the title role of 24: 321:Yours for the Asking 288:The Devil Is a Woman 267:Marlene Dietrich in 309:Made for Each Other 282:The Scarlet Empress 222:Trouble in Paradise 195:from 1945 to 1948. 54:Josef von Sternberg 504:at Virtual History 433:A Song to Remember 363:Down Argentine Way 294:Carole Lombard in 91:, his first film. 39: 369:That Night in Rio 333:The Mark of Zorro 134:Claudette Colbert 72:Douglas Fairbanks 28:Claudette Colbert 550: 316:Dolores Costello 276:Shanghai Express 142:Marlene Dietrich 79:Ziegfeld Follies 50:Marlene Dietrich 46:costume designer 558: 557: 553: 552: 551: 549: 548: 547: 508: 507: 489: 467: 445:Lover Come Back 397:Moon Over Miami 345:Lillian Russell 219:Kay Francis in 201: 154:The Gilded Lily 94:Beginning with 37: 17: 12: 11: 5: 556: 546: 545: 540: 535: 530: 525: 520: 506: 505: 499: 488: 487:External links 485: 484: 483: 466: 463: 462: 461: 449: 437: 425: 421:Scarlet Street 413: 401: 389: 385:Blood and Sand 373: 358:Carmen Miranda 355: 337: 325: 313: 303:Nothing Sacred 297:My Man Godfrey 292: 265: 253: 244: 226: 217: 200: 197: 178:When designer 138:Carole Lombard 118:Lilyan Tashman 96:Norma Talmadge 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 555: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 515: 513: 503: 502:Travis Banton 500: 498: 494: 493:Travis Banton 491: 490: 481: 480:0-517-52637-9 477: 473: 469: 468: 459: 458: 453: 452:Joan Fontaine 450: 447: 446: 441: 438: 435: 434: 429: 426: 423: 422: 417: 414: 411: 410: 405: 404:Rita Hayworth 402: 399: 398: 393: 390: 387: 386: 381: 380:Rita Hayworth 377: 376:Linda Darnell 374: 371: 370: 365: 364: 359: 356: 353: 352: 351:Tin Pan Alley 347: 346: 341: 338: 335: 334: 329: 328:Linda Darnell 326: 323: 322: 317: 314: 311: 310: 305: 304: 299: 298: 293: 290: 289: 284: 283: 278: 277: 272: 271: 266: 263: 262: 257: 256:Loretta Young 254: 251: 250: 245: 242: 241: 236: 235: 230: 227: 224: 223: 218: 215: 214: 209: 208: 204:Clara Bow in 203: 202: 196: 194: 190: 186: 181: 176: 174: 170: 166: 162: 161: 156: 155: 149: 147: 143: 139: 135: 131: 127: 123: 122:Sylvia Sidney 119: 115: 111: 107: 103: 102: 97: 92: 90: 89: 84: 80: 75: 73: 69: 68:Mary Pickford 64: 62: 57: 55: 52:and director 51: 47: 43: 42:Travis Banton 35: 34: 29: 23: 19: 471: 455: 443: 440:Lucille Ball 431: 428:Merle Oberon 419: 416:Joan Bennett 407: 395: 392:Betty Grable 383: 367: 366:, 1940, and 361: 350: 343: 331: 319: 307: 301: 295: 286: 280: 274: 268: 261:The Crusades 259: 247: 238: 234:I'm No Angel 232: 220: 211: 205: 180:Howard Greer 177: 158: 152: 150: 130:Helen Vinson 126:Gail Patrick 99: 93: 86: 76: 65: 58: 41: 40: 31: 18: 523:1958 deaths 518:1894 births 306:, 1937 and 285:, 1934 and 237:, 1933 and 157:(1935) and 114:Kay Francis 512:Categories 465:References 409:Cover Girl 340:Alice Faye 185:Edith Head 106:Pola Negri 249:Cleopatra 193:Universal 110:Clara Bow 83:Paramount 33:Cleopatra 279:, 1932, 273:, 1930, 229:Mae West 146:Mae West 300:, 1936 270:Morocco 478:  460:, 1948 448:, 1946 436:, 1945 424:, 1945 412:, 1944 400:, 1941 388:, 1941 372:, 1941 354:, 1940 336:, 1940 324:, 1936 312:, 1939 291:, 1935 264:, 1935 252:, 1934 243:, 1934 225:, 1932 216:, 1927 160:Desire 144:, and 132:, and 36:(1934) 213:Wings 169:satin 101:Poppy 476:ISBN 378:and 348:and 210:and 173:lamé 171:and 165:bias 108:and 497:FMD 495:at 454:in 442:in 430:in 418:in 406:in 394:in 382:in 360:in 342:in 330:in 318:in 258:in 231:in 98:in 514:: 207:It 140:, 128:, 124:, 120:, 116:, 74:. 482:.

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Claudette Colbert
Cleopatra
costume designer
Marlene Dietrich
Josef von Sternberg
Art Students League of New York
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Ziegfeld Follies
Paramount
The Dressmaker from Paris
Norma Talmadge
Poppy
Pola Negri
Clara Bow
Kay Francis
Lilyan Tashman
Sylvia Sidney
Gail Patrick
Helen Vinson
Claudette Colbert
Carole Lombard
Marlene Dietrich
Mae West
The Gilded Lily
Desire
bias
satin
lamé

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