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Colin Higgins(1941-1988)

  • Writer
  • Director
  • Producer
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Colin Higgins in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
Colin Higgins was born on 28 July 1941 in Nouméa, New Caledonia, France. He was a writer and director, known for Nine to Five (1980), Harold and Maude (1971) and Foul Play (1978). He died on 5 August 1988 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 28, 1941
DiedAugust 5, 1988(47)
BornJuly 28, 1941
DiedAugust 5, 1988(47)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 5 nominations total

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Known for

Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, and Lily Tomlin in Nine to Five (1980)
Nine to Five
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1980
Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Judy Engles, Ellen Geer, Vivian Pickles, Shari Summers, and Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude (1971)
Harold and Maude
7.9
  • Writer
  • 1971
Foul Play (1978)
Foul Play
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1978
Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, and Richard Pryor in Silver Streak (1976)
Silver Streak
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1976

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Writer

  • TV teatar (1956)
    TV teatar
    7.5
    TV Series
    • by
    • 2001
  • Out on a Limb (1987)
    Out on a Limb
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • teleplay
    • 1987
  • Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and Dom DeLuise in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
    The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
    6.1
    • screenplay
    • 1982
  • Barry Bostwick and Deborah Raffin in Foul Play (1981)
    Foul Play
    6.1
    TV Series
    • based on the film "Foul Play" by
    • 1981
  • Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, and Lily Tomlin in Nine to Five (1980)
    Nine to Five
    6.9
    • screenplay
    • 1980
  • Harold et Maud
    8.8
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1978
  • Foul Play (1978)
    Foul Play
    6.8
    • written by
    • 1978
  • Gene Wilder, Jill Clayburgh, and Richard Pryor in Silver Streak (1976)
    Silver Streak
    6.9
    • written by
    • 1976
  • Shelley Winters in The Devil's Daughter (1973)
    The Devil's Daughter
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1973
  • Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Judy Engles, Ellen Geer, Vivian Pickles, Shari Summers, and Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude (1971)
    Harold and Maude
    7.9
    • written by
    • 1971

Director

  • Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, and Dom DeLuise in The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)
    The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
    6.1
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Jane Fonda, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, and Lily Tomlin in Nine to Five (1980)
    Nine to Five
    6.9
    • Director
    • 1980
  • Foul Play (1978)
    Foul Play
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1978

Producer

  • Out on a Limb (1987)
    Out on a Limb
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • co-producer
    • 1987
  • Bud Cort, Ruth Gordon, Cyril Cusack, Judy Engles, Ellen Geer, Vivian Pickles, Shari Summers, and Charles Tyner in Harold and Maude (1971)
    Harold and Maude
    7.9
    • producer
    • 1971
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Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Colin Higgens
  • Born
    • July 28, 1941
    • Nouméa, New Caledonia, France
  • Died
    • August 5, 1988
    • Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA(AIDS)

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    His screenplay for Harold and Maude (1971) was based on his thesis for the UCLA screenwriting MFA program.

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