Bill Hargate

Bill Hargate (1935–2003) was an American costume designer, known for his work on stage and screen. He won four Emmy Awards, Hargate was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1935. He attended the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago, Illinois from 1953 to 1958. In 1979, Hargate designed costumes for the Broadway revivals of Peter Pan and Oklahoma!.

Starting in the 1980s, Hargate worked as a freelance designer for television shows and specials. For his costume design, he was nominated for twelve and won four Emmys. In 1985, Hargate opened Bill Hargate Costumes, a business which makes and rents costumes for film, television, stage productions, and awards shows.

Best-known work With his work for Murphy Brown, Hargate created an iconic look. He dressed actress Candice Bergen in trendsetting, modern career looks, using colorful blazers, short skirts, and high heels.

Hargate received the Aldo Award from the Menswear Association of America in 1995 and the Costume Designers Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001. The 29th People's Choice Awards Miss America (1997 - 2002) Amy Grant... A Christmas to Remember Over the Top (1997 - 1998) Murphy Brown (1988 - 1997) Won 1991 Emmy Award for Outstanding Costuming in a Series Annie and the Hoods McCloud: Who Killed Miss U.S.A.? The D.A.: Murder One Ink Love and Curses... And All That Jazz The Movie Murderer The Psychiatrist: God Bless the Children