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Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: Colin Higgins papers
Creator:
Higgins, Colin
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1560
Physical Description:
73.5 Linear Feet
(147 boxes)
Physical Description:
2 oversize_folders
Date (inclusive): ca. 1960-1987
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.
Physical Location: Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located
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Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Colin Higgins 1988 Trust, bequest, 1988.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
9917204473606533
[Identification of item], Colin Higgins papers (Collection 1560).UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
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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.
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.
The following film reels have been transferred to the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
- Nine to Five, 6 reels.
- Nine to Five, reels 1-3; [in box].
- Nine to Five, reduction of reels 3-4.
- Opus One.
- Retreat.
- Silver Streak, promo.
- Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
- Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, gag reel.
- The Devil's Daughter, part 1.
- The Devil's Daughter, part 2.
- Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, gag reel 3:1 xfer, TRK head.
- Harold and Maude, 139, Colin Higgins #273-6769.
- Best Little Whorehouse in Texas [in box].
- Foul Play, Colin Higgins' personal copy.
- 35mm test of Harold and Maude.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Screenplays
Screenwriters -- Archives.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Archives.
Higgins, Colin, 1941-1988--Archives.