Colin Higgins was born on July 28, 1941 in Nouméa, New Caledonia, France. He was a writer and director, known for 9 to 5 (1980), Harold and Maude (1971) and Foul Play (1978). He died on August 5, 1988 in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
His screenplay for Harold and Maude (1971) was based on his thesis for the UCLA
screenwriting MFA program.
Struggling financially at the time he wrote Harold and Maude (1971), he paid for his lodgings at a Hollywood producer's house by cleaning the swimming pool and sweeping the tennis court.