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Linda Woolverton (born December 19, 1952) is an American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist, whose most prominent works include the screenplays and books of several acclaimed Disney films and stage musicals.
Linda Woolverton. Writer: Maleficent. Linda Woolverton was born in Long Beach, California, graduating from high school in 1969 and having been an honors student in her schools theater program. She enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a BFA in Theater Arts in 1973.
Linda Woolverton. Writer: Maleficent. Linda Woolverton was born in Long Beach, California, graduating from high school in 1969 and having been an honors student in her schools theater program. She enrolled at California State University, Long Beach, graduating with a BFA in Theater Arts in 1973.
May 27, 2016 · Linda Woolverton was a playwright and author when she got her start with Disney, writing 1991’s era-defining hit Beauty and the Beast, and since then has written Disney standouts like The...
In 1991, Linda Woolverton became the first woman to write an animated feature for Disney. Since Beauty and the Beast, Woolverton has gone on to write some of...
May 23, 2016 · But even as we come to expect the live-action treatment for every princess ever dreamed up, there’s one person monitoring the 3-D-ification of Belle with more than a passing interest: Linda...
May 29, 2016 · When Linda Woolverton was writing the screenplay for 1991’s “Beauty and the Beast,” she developed a reputation for banging her head on the table in meetings.
Oct 17, 2019 · Linda Woolverton, the Disney screenwriter who reimagined Belle as a bookworm and crafted Sleeping Beauty’s Maleficent into a fearsome antihero, has heard the “strong female character” trope ...
Linda Woolverton brought Belle and Alice to life – and she’s not ready to stop yet. The writer talks about adapting Beauty and the Beast for the stage musical. As the only woman with a sole writing credit on a film that's grossed over $1 billion at the box office, Woolverton's keen for someone to take her place. 23 Jun 2023 9:48. Silvi Vann-Wall.
Linda Woolverton is a writer best known for the screenplay for Disney's animated feature film Beauty and the Beast and co-wrote the screenplay for the The Lion King. Woolverton then went on to write the Broadway musical version of Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King to the stage.