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name: "J. Allen Highfill"
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roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "5 July 1947"
died: "5 July 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T14:23:31.860996+00:00"
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# J. Allen Highfill

Costume designer. Born 5 July 1947. Died 5 July 1989.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 5 July 1947
- **Died:** 5 July 1989

## Biography

J. Allen Highfill was an American costume designer who worked in film and television from the mid-1970s until his death. His credits include costume design on *Heaven's Gate* (1980) and *Breathless* (1983), as well as wardrobe supervision on *A Wedding* (1978). He contributed to several Robert Altman productions in the 1970s, including *Nashville* (1975), *Buffalo Bill and the Indians* (1976) and *Quintet* (1979).

Highfill designed costumes for the anthology series *Faerie Tale Theatre* (1982–1984) and episodes of *Murder, She Wrote* (1984–1985) and *Tall Tales & Legends* (1985–1986). He received an ACE Award for costume design on *Faerie Tale Theatre*. His stage work included costume design for the Broadway production *Appearing Nitely* (1977).

Highfill was born on 5 July 1947 and died on 5 July 1989 in Los Angeles.

*Sources: imdb.com, tvguide.com, grokipedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Heaven's Gate* (1980), Fi1m 79, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/heavens-gate.md)

## Also known for

- *Breathless* (1983), Costume Design
- *A Wedding* (1978), Wardrobe Supervisor

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