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Doris Eaton Travis | |
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 Doris Eaton Travis in 1922 | |
| Born | Doris Eaton March 14, 1904 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | May 11, 2010 (aged 106) Commerce, Michigan, U.S. |
| Resting place | Guardian Angel Cemetery, Rochester, Michigan |
| Other names | Doris Levant Lucille Levant |
| Alma mater | University of Oklahoma |
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| Years active | 1909–2010 |
| Spouses | Joe Gorham
(m. 1923; died 1923)Paul Travis
(m. 1949; died 2000) |
| Relatives | Mary Eaton (sister) Pearl Eaton (sister) Charles Eaton (brother) |
Doris Eaton Travis (March 14, 1904 – May 11, 2010) was an American dancer, stage and film actress, dance instructor, owner and manager, writer, and rancher, who was the last surviving Ziegfeld Girl, a troupe of acclaimed chorus girls who performed as members in the Broadway theatrical revues of the Ziegfeld Follies.
She began performing onstage as a young child, and along with her siblings, she was one of The Seven Little Eatons, an extended family of show-business performers. She made her Broadway debut in stage production at age 13, and a year later she was cast as a member of the famed Ziegfeld Follies—the youngest ever cast in the show. She continued to perform in stage productions and silent films throughout the 1920s and early 1930s.
When her career in stage and screen declined, Travis started a second career as a dance instructor for the Arthur Murray Studios and was a local television personality in Detroit. Her association with Arthur Murray lasted for three decades, during which time she rose through the ranks to own and manage a chain of nearly twenty schools. After retiring from her career with Arthur Murray, she went on to manage a horse ranch with her husband and returned to school, eventually earning several degrees.
Travis was featured in several books and documentaries about the Ziegfeld Follies years, and her other stage endeavours. Travis had also returned to the stage as a featured performer in benefit performances. She died at the age of 106 in 2010, a month after her last performance.