George V. Higgins(1939-1999)

Writer

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George V. Higgins was born on 13 November 1939 in Brockton, Massachusetts, USA. He was a writer, known for Cogan: Killing Them Softly (2012), Les copains d'Eddie Coyle (1973) and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). He was married to Lorettas Lucas Cubberly and Elizabeth Mulkerin. He died on 6 November 1999 in Milton, Massachusetts, USA.

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Known for

Brad Pitt in Cogan: Killing Them Softly (2012)

Cogan: Killing Them Softly

6.2

Writer

2012

Les copains d'Eddie Coyle (1973)

Les copains d'Eddie Coyle

7.4

Writer

1973

Johnny Carson in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

8.5

TV Series

Self

Melvyn Bragg in The South Bank Show (1978)

The South Bank Show

7.1

TV Series

Self

Credits

Writer

Cogan: Killing Them Softly
6.2
- based on the novel "Cogan's Trade" by
- 2012
Les copains d'Eddie Coyle
7.4
- based on the novel by
- 1973

Personal details

Born
- November 13, 1939
- Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Died
- November 6, 1999
- Milton, Massachusetts, USA(natural causes)
Spouses
Other works
Mr. Higgins wrote 30 books including "The Digger's Game" (1973), "Cogan's Trade" (1974), "The Progress of the Seasons: 40 Years of Baseball in Our Town" (1989), and "The Agent" (1999).
Publicity listings
- 1 Article

Did you know

Trivia
After his death it came out that he had written as many as 15 novels before his first, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, was published.

Quotes
If you do not seek to publish what you have written, then you are not a writer and you never will be.

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