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Daniel Travanti
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Daniel J. Travanti in the lobby of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Daniel J. Travanti was a lead actor in the television weekly series "Hill Street Blues". He was born in Kenosha and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
May 1986
Granflaten, Robert L.
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WHi 52708
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Daniel J. Travanti
2005
Quarter-length color portrait of actor Daniel J. Travanti. He is smiling and looking directly at the camera resting his chin on one hand.
Still from "Roots" Television Mini-Series
1976
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Daniel J. Travanti with Banner
1958
A teenage Daniel J. Travanti stands next to a man, with the two men holding a banner that reads: "S. Wisconsin N.F.L., Dramatic Interpretation, First Place 1958." N.F.L. stands for National Forensi...
The Cast of "Happy Days"
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Still of "Roots" Mini-Series
1976
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Alex Haley and Kunte Kinte's Grave
1978
Author Alex Haley and actor LeVar Burton visit the grave of Haley's ancestor, the slave Kunte Kinte, in Spottsylvania County, Virginia. In the television mini-series made from Haley's best selling...
