Life and work
Colin Higgins was an American film director and screenwriter, born in New Caledonia. Born: 28 July 1941. Died: 5 August 1988. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: Australia, United States and France.
Director · Writer/Creator · 1941–1988
Colin Higgins
Colin Higgins was an American film director and screenwriter, born in New Caledonia. Born on 28 July 1941, this profile follows Colin Higgins through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Foul Play (1978). The location trail reaches Nuart Theatre. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
← All peopleFollow the geography ↓Foul Play · Nuart Theatre
Colin Higgins is credited as director and writer on Foul Play. The work’s existing location story leads to Nuart Theatre. The Nuart appears in Foul Play, despite the story being set in San Francisco. This pin identifies the Los Angeles theatre used by the production.
Foul Play — credits ↗︎Nuart Theatre: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
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Nuart Theatre ↗︎
Foul Play
The Nuart appears in Foul Play, despite the story being set in San Francisco. This pin identifies the Los Angeles theatre used by the production.
Nuart Theatre: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎
11272 Santa Monica Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1941-07-28 1988-08-05
Born 28 July 1941
Died 5 August 1988
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WORKS
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Foul Play
Colin Higgins
KEEP EXPLORING
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Los Angeles ↗︎
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Foul Play ↗︎
Follow Foul Play through 20 real San Francisco locations recorded by an official city dataset or Wikidata.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
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Burgess Meredith ↗︎
Burgess Meredith was an American actor. Born on 16 November 1907, this profile follows Burgess Meredith through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Batman (1966) and Foul Play (1978). The location trail reaches Bronson Caves and Nuart Theatre. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Chevy Chase ↗︎
Chevy Chase is an American actor, comedian and writer. Born on 8 October 1943, this profile follows Chevy Chase through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Foul Play (1978). The location trail reaches Nuart Theatre. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.