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Production material collected by Colin Higgins
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  • Biography
  • Collection Scope and Content Summary
  • Indexing Terms

  • Descriptive Summary

    Title: Production material collected by Colin Higgins
    Date (inclusive): 1942-1965
    Date (bulk): 1954-1957
    Collection number: 260
    Creator: Higgins, Colin
    Extent: 3 linear feet of papers.
    Repository: Margaret Herrick Library. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
    Languages: English

    Important Information for Users of the Collection

    Access

    Available by appointment only.

    Publication rights

    Property rights to the physical object belong to the Margaret Herrick Library. Researchers are responsible for obtaining all necessary rights, licenses, or permissions from the appropriate companies or individuals before quoting from or publishing materials obtained from the library.

    Preferred Citation

    Production material collected by Colin Higgins, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

    Acquisition Information

    Bequest of the Colin Higgins Estate and Trust, 1988

    Biography

    Colin Higgins was an American director and screenwriter born in New Caledonia to American and Australian parents. His film career spanned a dozen years from 1971 to 1982.

    Collection Scope and Content Summary

    The production material collected by Colin Higgins spans 1942-1965 (bulk 1954-1957) and encompasses 3 linear feet. The collection consists of scripts and some production material, including assistant director's reports and production and wardrobe photographs collected by Higgins for six MGM and four Warner Bros. films. Most of the scripts belonged to the film's script supervisor and are heavily annotated. The films are not associated with Higgins's own career.

    Arrangement

    Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files.

    Indexing Terms

    Higgins, Colin , 1941-1988--Archives.
    directors
    screenwriters