Colin Higgins papers, ca. 1960-1987

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Summary

Creators:
Higgins, Colin
Abstract:
Colin Higgins (1941-1988) was a screenwriter and director of the film comedies Harold and Maude, Silver Streak, Foul Play, and Nine to Five. The collection consists of personal and professional correspondence, screenplays in various drafts, research materials, production reports, army and college notes, and photographs.
Extent:
73.5 Linear Feet (147 boxes) and 2 oversize_folders
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Colin Higgins papers (Collection 1560).UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of papers of Colin Higgins Productions, including personal and professional correspondence, screenplays in various drafts, research materials, production reports, army and college notes, and photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Higgins was born in Noumea, New Caledonia on July 28, 1941; attended Sorbonne, University of Paris, 1965; BA, Stanford, 1967; MFA, UCLA, 1970; screenwriter and director of film comedies Harold and Maude, Silver Streak, Foul Play, and Nine to Five; his film, Harold and Maude, was based on a screenplay written for his master's thesis; died on August 5, 1988.

Acquisition information:
Colin Higgins 1988 Trust, bequest, 1988.
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Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Colin Higgins papers (Collection 1560).UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
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