Higgins, Colin
From Astro-Databank
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| born on | 28 July 1941 at 09:30 (= 09:30 AM ) | ||
| Place | Noumea, New Caledonia, 22s16, 166e27 | ||
| Timezone | R11S h11e (is standard time) | ||
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| Astrology data |   04°28'   19°33 Asc. 28°53'
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Biography
French film director whose works include "Harold and Maude," "The Best Little Whore House In Texas" and the Shirley MacLaine TV movie, "Out On A Limb."
Higgins was a student at UCLA film department and wrote a 20-minute drama for his master’s thesis. The expanded version of it became the basis of the popular cult classic, "Harold and Maude," released in 1971. In 1978 he agreed to a cut in pay in exchange for the opportunity to direct his screenplay, "Foul Play," becoming a great success leading into his even greater success, "9 to 5."
He died of AIDS on 8/05/1988, Los Angeles, CA.
Events
- Death by Disease 5 August 1988 (AIDS, age 47)
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1971 (TV "Harold and Maude")
- Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1978 (Directed his own screenplay)
Source Notes
Steinbrecher quotes him, 1982
Categories
- Passions : Sexuality : Homosexual male
- Vocation : Entertain/Business : Director (Noted films)
- Diagnoses : Major Diseases : Aids (Terminal)
- Vocation : Writers : Playwright/ script (Script and screenplay)
