Colo Tavernier O'Hagan

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Colo Tavernier O'Hagan
Born
Claudine Elizabeth O'Hagan

(1942-07-30)30 July 1942
Guildford, Surrey, England
Died13 June 2020(2020-06-13) (aged 77)
Paris, France
OccupationScreenwriter
Spouse
(m. 1965; div. 1981)
Children2; including Nils Tavernier

Colo Tavernier O'Hagan (30 July 1942 – 12 June 2020) was a British-French screenwriter.

Early life

Claudine Elizabeth O'Hagan was born in Guildford, Surrey, to an Irish father and a French-Spanish mother.[1]

Career

Tavernier O'Hagan is best known for collaborations with her former husband, director Bertrand Tavernier, writing screenplays for his movies A Week's Vacation (1980), A Sunday in the Country (1984), which earned her the César Award for Best Adaptation, Beatrice (1987), Daddy Nostalgie (1990) and The Bait (1995). With Claude Chabrol, she also co-wrote the screenplay for Story of Women (1988).[2]

In 2013, she published a book, Les Maux Des Mots.[2]

Personal life

Tavernier O'Hagan was married to director Bertrand Tavernier from 1965 to 1981. They had two children, Nils and Tiffany.[1]

Death

Colo Tavernier O'Hagan died of cancer on 12 June 2020, at the age of 77.[3][4]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Director Notes
1980 A Week's Vacation Bertrand Tavernier
1984 A Sunday in the Country César Award for Best Adaptation
Nominated — National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay
1986 Round Midnight French translation
1987 Beatrice Nominated — César Award for Best Writing
1988 Story of Women Claude Chabrol
Bogota Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay
(shared with Claude Chabrol)
1987 Summer Interlude Daniel Vigne
1990 Daddy Nostalgie Bertrand Tavernier
1995 Le petit garçon Pierre Granier-Deferre
The Bait Bertrand Tavernier
2008 Geliebte Clara Helma Sanders-Brahms
2017 Paris la blanche Lidia Terki

Television

Year Title Notes
1988 Sueurs froides Episode: "Coup de pouce"
1989 Haute tension Episode: "Le Bois de justice"
1993 Un pull par-dessus l'autre
1995 Les mercredis de la vie Episode: "Charlotte dite 'Charlie'"
1997 Un arbre dans la tête
1999 Chasseurs d'écume Miniseries, 2 episodes
2003 Le gang des poupées
2003 Papa maman s'ront jamais grands
2005 Une vie
2007 Les jurés
2008 La maison Tellier
2011 Joseph l'insoumis

References

  1. ^ a b Keslassy, Elsa (14 June 2020). "Colo Tavernier O'Hagan, Screenwriter of 'Fresh Bait,' 'Round Midnight,' Dies". Variety. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b Tartaglione, Nancy (14 June 2020). "Colo Tavernier O'Hagan Dies: Screenwriter Of 'A Sunday In The Country', 'Daddy Nostalgia' & More".
  3. ^ "Décès de la scénariste césarisée Colo Tavernier". Le Point (in French). Agence France-Presse. 13 June 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Disparition de Colo O'Hagan Tavernier". Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (in French). 15 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

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