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Lee Flicker. . (divorced) . Children. 1. 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. She is the first woman to have written an animated feature for Disney, Beauty and the Beast ...
5 Photos. 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. She worked full-time for a year in the entertainment division at Disneyland ...
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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. She worked full-time for a year in the entertainment division at Disneyland, and began working ...
- December 19, 1952
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 Lion ...
- Maxwell Losgar
Oct 18, 2019 · Woolverton went on to make money from her reputation as a star writer in the Disney family. She later adapted Beauty and the Beast for Broadway, and wrote the screenplay for the Tim Burton ...
- Petrana Radulovic
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. Together with lyricist Howard ...
Oct 24, 2019 · WOOLVERTON: Well, it started with Belle from Beauty and the Beast, and that was a long time ago, but I’ve always been a feminist. When they approached me about that, I looked at it and thought ...
