Travis Sentell
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Rusty "Travis" Tourneur Sentell, Jr. was a character in the now-cancelled American
soap opera
, Search for Tomorrow
. He was played by actor Rod Arrants.
Travis was the son of Rusty Sentell, Senior (David Gale) and his wife, Mignon (Anita Keal). He was a wealthy businessman who brought his family's corporation, Tourneur Instruments, into the fictional community of Henderson.
He was immediately smitten by Liza Kaslo
, who had just lost her husband, Steve, to leukemia. After he offered to bankroll his rock opera, after her mother, Janet
refused to do so on the advice of her legal team, the two fell in love, and because of that, he had led them into all sorts of amazing and dangerous adventures.
Most especially, they had to deal with art thieves; vengeful family members and the like. After a particularly dangerous escapade in Hong Kong, where Travis gave Liza a jade necklace and two shady characters, singer Zack Anders (Shawn Stevens) and his villainous manager, Sylvie Descartes (Maureen Anderman
) were intent on stealing it (they were thwarted of course), the two were married.
Travis and Liza settled into married life. However, his enemies were always around somewhere, and that meant their lives were constantly in danger. He had to contend with his supposedly deceased father, who was furious that he was married to Liza, and he wanted Travis to marry his goddaughter, Aja Doyan (Susan Monts).
Travis and Liza also tried to adopt his cousin, Lee's (Doug Stevenson) son, Roger Lee, but this was thwarted by Lee's wife, waitress, Cissie Mitchell Sentell (Patsy Pease
). Eventually, they did adopt a child, and Lee, Cissie and their son left Henderson.
Travis eventually was killed mysteriously, who had done it was not certain. His uncle, Martin Tourneur was married to, and then divorced from, Joanne Gardner
. This connected Travis to two of the show's long-running characters (since Liza was Stu Bergman
's granddaughter). The Travis and Liza story was an attempt by the long-running Search to try to emulate the success of the Luke and Laura story on General Hospital
, which was, at the time, highly successful.
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Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
, Search for Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow
Search for Tomorrow is an American soap opera which premiered on September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS to NBC on March 29, 1982. It continued on NBC until the final episode aired on December 26, 1986, a run of thirty-five years. At the time of its final broadcast it was the...
. He was played by actor Rod Arrants.
Travis was the son of Rusty Sentell, Senior (David Gale) and his wife, Mignon (Anita Keal). He was a wealthy businessman who brought his family's corporation, Tourneur Instruments, into the fictional community of Henderson.
He was immediately smitten by Liza Kaslo
Liza Walton Sentell
Liza Kaslo Sentell was a fictional character on the now cancelled American Soap opera, Search for Tomorrow. She was played, most notably, by Kathleen Beller; actress and writer, Meg Bennett; the late actress Sherry Mathis, who was most identified in the role; and Louan Gideon, who played her to...
, who had just lost her husband, Steve, to leukemia. After he offered to bankroll his rock opera, after her mother, Janet
Janet Bergman Collins
Janet Gardner Walton Collins is a fictional character in the now-defunct American soap opera, Search for Tomorrow. She was played by several actresses including actresses Ellen Spencer, who originated the role in 1951, and Fran Sharon, but actress Millee Taggart is most identified in the role...
refused to do so on the advice of her legal team, the two fell in love, and because of that, he had led them into all sorts of amazing and dangerous adventures.
Most especially, they had to deal with art thieves; vengeful family members and the like. After a particularly dangerous escapade in Hong Kong, where Travis gave Liza a jade necklace and two shady characters, singer Zack Anders (Shawn Stevens) and his villainous manager, Sylvie Descartes (Maureen Anderman
Maureen Anderman
Maureen Anderman is an American actress best known for her work on the stage. She has appeared in eighteen Broadway shows over the last four decades earning several Drama Desk Award and Tony Award nominations.-Career:...
) were intent on stealing it (they were thwarted of course), the two were married.
Travis and Liza settled into married life. However, his enemies were always around somewhere, and that meant their lives were constantly in danger. He had to contend with his supposedly deceased father, who was furious that he was married to Liza, and he wanted Travis to marry his goddaughter, Aja Doyan (Susan Monts).
Travis and Liza also tried to adopt his cousin, Lee's (Doug Stevenson) son, Roger Lee, but this was thwarted by Lee's wife, waitress, Cissie Mitchell Sentell (Patsy Pease
Patsy Pease
Patricia Ann "Patsy" Pease is an American soap opera actress. She is most known for her role as Kimberly Brady on Days of our Lives ....
). Eventually, they did adopt a child, and Lee, Cissie and their son left Henderson.
Travis eventually was killed mysteriously, who had done it was not certain. His uncle, Martin Tourneur was married to, and then divorced from, Joanne Gardner
Joanne Gardner
Joanne Gardner was the main character on the long-running soap opera Search for Tomorrow. For 35 years, the role was played by actress Mary Stuart...
. This connected Travis to two of the show's long-running characters (since Liza was Stu Bergman
Stu Bergman
Stu Bergman was a fictional character in the now-cancelled American soap opera, Search for Tomorrow. The part was played for almost all of the show's 35 years by the late Larry Haines.- Jo's best friend :...
's granddaughter). The Travis and Liza story was an attempt by the long-running Search to try to emulate the success of the Luke and Laura story on General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
, which was, at the time, highly successful.