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May 27, 2016 · Screenwriter Linda Woolverton, 63, has penned such moderns classics as Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. In 2010, with Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland, she became the...
Upon its release in 1991, Beauty and the Beast (1991) became the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Woolverton also co-wrote the script for The Lion King (1994) and Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993).
Jan 19, 1992 · By ELAINE DUTKA. Jan. 19, 1992 12 AM PT. If the independent, brainy Belle, the heroine of “Beauty and the Beast,” is a breakthrough in fairy-tale animation, so is Linda...
Oct 18, 2019 · The Maleficent: Mistress of Evil screenwriter is a Disney stalwart who has thoughts on `strong female characters.` Linda Woolverton talks about WGA residuals, working on Beauty and the...
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”...
Beauty and the Beast focuses on the relationship between the Beast, a prince who is magically transformed into a monster and his servants into household objects as punishment for his arrogance and cruelty, and Belle, a young woman whom he imprisons in his castle in exchange for her father's freedom.
May 27, 2016 · Groundbreaking Disney Screenwriter Linda Woolverton Talks 'Beauty and the Beast,' 'Lion King,' 'Alice' and More. Kevin Polowy. · Senior Correspondent, Yahoo Entertainment. May 27, 2016.
