Colin Higgins (28 July 1941 â€" 5 August 1988) was an
Australian-American screenwriter, actor, director, and producer. He
was best known for writing the screenplay for the 1971 film Harold and
Maude, and for directing the films Foul Play (1978) and 9 to 5
(1980).Higgins was born in Nouméa, New Caledonia, France, to an
Australian mother, Joy (Kelly), and American father, John Edward
Higgins, one of six sons. Higgins' father enlisted in the army
following the attack on Pearl Harbor, and his mother returned to her
home in Sydney with Colin and his elder brother. Apart from a brief
stint in San Francisco in 1945, Higgins lived in Sydney until 1957,
mostly in the suburb of Hunters Hill, attending school at Saint
Ignatius' College, Riverview.After moving to Redwood City, California,
Higgins attended Stanford University for a year, but then lost his
scholarship because he became "obsessed" with theatre. He moved to New
York and hung around the Actors Studio but could not find work, so he
became a page at the ABC television studios. He lost hope at becoming
an actor and enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he was sent to Germany
and worked for Stars and Stripes newspaper.
Australian-American screenwriter, actor, director, and producer. He
was best known for writing the screenplay for the 1971 film Harold and
Maude, and for directing the films Foul Play (1978) and 9 to 5
(1980).Higgins was born in Nouméa, New Caledonia, France, to an
Australian mother, Joy (Kelly), and American father, John Edward
Higgins, one of six sons. Higgins' father enlisted in the army
following the attack on Pearl Harbor, and his mother returned to her
home in Sydney with Colin and his elder brother. Apart from a brief
stint in San Francisco in 1945, Higgins lived in Sydney until 1957,
mostly in the suburb of Hunters Hill, attending school at Saint
Ignatius' College, Riverview.After moving to Redwood City, California,
Higgins attended Stanford University for a year, but then lost his
scholarship because he became "obsessed" with theatre. He moved to New
York and hung around the Actors Studio but could not find work, so he
became a page at the ABC television studios. He lost hope at becoming
an actor and enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he was sent to Germany
and worked for Stars and Stripes newspaper.
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