Colin Higgins

The Profile

Colin Higgins (1941–1988) was a screenwriter and film director, best known for the screenplay Harold and Maude (1971).

Wrote the screenplay for Harold and Maude (1971). Died in 1988 of an AIDS-related illness.

The available review treats Harold E Maude as a screenplay that became the cult film Harold and Maude (1971). It highlights the work's countercultural, dark-comic and New Age elements and recommends a reread to remember Colin Higgins. Overall appraisal is appreciative and recommends rediscovery.