Bill Travers was the second husband of Virginia McKenna.
William Inglis Lindon Travers MBE was a British actor, screenwriter, director and animal rights activist.
He was born on January 3, 1922 in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom to Florence (née Wheatley) and William Halton Lindon Travers, a theatre manager. His sister Linden (1913–2001) and her daughter Susan became actresses.
Prior to his entertainment career, he served in the British army with Gurkha and special forces units.
On November 7, 1946, Travers was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) “in recognition of gallant and distinguished service whilst engaged in Special Operations in South East Asia”.
As an actor and producer, Travers was known for Ring of Bright Water (1969), Born Free (1966) and Gorgo (1961).
Bill Travers and Virginia met when they appeared together in the play “I Capture the Castle” in London in 1954.
The pair tied the knot on September 20, 1957 and remained married until he died in 1994.
Bill and his wife Virginia McKenna founded The Born Free Foundation in 1984.
Through their union Travers and McKenna had four children together; William, Louise, Justin and Anna.
Bill Travers died on March 29, 1994, from a coronary thrombosis in his sleep at his home in the village of South Holmwood, near Dorking, Surrey, aged 72.