Eon executive James Higgins, who spent over thirty years at the James Bond production company, has died, his family have confirmed. He was 98.
Higgins began his career as a student salesman at MGM in 1951. His fist job posting was to Wales, where he sold films to workmen’s halls (leisure facilities for miners and their families.)
In the 1970s he worked for Paramount/Cinema International Corporation before becoming the head of distributor United International Pictures in the 1980s. During the 1990s he was president of what is now called the Film Distributors Association.
During the course of his distribution career Higgins was responsible for overseeing the U.K. releases of blockbusters including the “Indiana Jones” films, “Top Gun,” “Back to the Future,” “Jaws” and “Grease.”
“With the experience that I’ve had I can tell fairly well whether a film was going to be a big success or not and...
Higgins began his career as a student salesman at MGM in 1951. His fist job posting was to Wales, where he sold films to workmen’s halls (leisure facilities for miners and their families.)
In the 1970s he worked for Paramount/Cinema International Corporation before becoming the head of distributor United International Pictures in the 1980s. During the 1990s he was president of what is now called the Film Distributors Association.
During the course of his distribution career Higgins was responsible for overseeing the U.K. releases of blockbusters including the “Indiana Jones” films, “Top Gun,” “Back to the Future,” “Jaws” and “Grease.”
“With the experience that I’ve had I can tell fairly well whether a film was going to be a big success or not and...
- 10/13/2021
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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