What is Colin Higgins?
'''Colin Higgins''' (28 July 1941 – 5 August 1988) was an [[Australia]]n-[[Americans|American]] [[screenwriter]], [[actor]], director and [[producer]]. He is best known for writing the screenplay for ''[[Harold and Maude]]'' (1971) and ''[[Silver Streak (movie)|Silver Streak]]'' (1976), and for directing ''[[Foul Play (1978 movie)|Foul Play]]'' (1978) and ''[[9 to 5 (movie)|9 to 5]]'' (1980). Higgins was [[openly gay]]. == Life and career == Higgins was born in [[Nouméa]], [[New Caledonia]], [[France]]. His mother was an Australian and his father was an American. He grew up in [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]. He later lived and worked in the United States. After graduating, he was working as a part-time chauffeur and pool cleaner for a wealthy family in [[Los Angeles]]. There he met film producer [[Ed Lewis]] and showed him a draft of ''Harold and Maude.'' Ed then showed the draft to [[Robert Evans]] at [[Paramount]]. Higgins collaborated with Hal Ashby to make this film. On 5 August 1988, Higgins died of an [[AIDS]]-related illness in [[Beverly Hills, California]]. He was 47.<ref>{{cite web|title=Colin Higgins, Film Director, 47, Creator of 'Harold and Maude'|first=Sarah|last=Lyall|date=7 August 1988|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/07/obituaries/colin-higgins-film-director-47-creator-of-harold-and-maude.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=4 April 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://colinhiggins.org/ Colin Higgins Foundation] *{{IMDb name|0383359}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Higgins, Colin}} [[Category:1941 births]] [[Category:1988 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Sydney]] [[Category:American LGBT people]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American movie directors]] [[Category:American movie producers]] [[Category:American screenwriters]] [[Category:American stage actors]] [[Category:Australian LGBT people]] [[Category:Australian movie actors]] [[Category:Australian movie directors]] [[Category:Australian movie producers]] [[Category:Australian screenwriters]] [[C