Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Production material collected by Colin Higgins
- Dates:
- 1942-1965, bulk 1954-1957
- Creators:
- Higgins, Colin
- Extent:
- 3 linear feet of papers.
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
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Production material collected by Colin Higgins, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Background
- Scope and content:
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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.
- Biographical / historical:
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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.
- Acquisition information:
- Bequest of the Colin Higgins Estate and Trust, 1988
- Arrangement:
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Arranged in the following series: 1. Production files.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- directors
screenwriters - Names:
- Higgins, Colin , 1941-1988--Archives.
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2014
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from Inmagic. Date of source: August 18, 2014
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Available by appointment only.
- Terms of access:
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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:
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Production material collected by Colin Higgins, Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
- Location of this collection:
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333 S. La Cienega BlvdBeverly Hills, CA 90211, US
- Contact:
- (310) 247-3036 extension 2226