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.

Colo Tavernier O'Hagan

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).

Colo Tavernier O'Hagan

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

Colo Tavernier O'Hagan

Personal life

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

Death

Tavernier O'Hagan died of cancer on 12 June 2020, at the age of 77.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

1942 births

2020 deaths

British women screenwriters

César Award winners

French screenwriters

French women screenwriters

Writers from Guildford