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Diane Renee Thomas (January 7, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was an American screenwriter who wrote the 1984 film Romancing the Stone, her only produced screenplay credit.
Mar 29, 2024 · Diane Thomas was a waitress when she made headlines for the script sale of what would become a box office smash. But the Cinderella story had a sad ending.
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Screenwriter Diane Renee Thomas, who burst into fame six years ago when she sold the screenplay for the hit film, “Romancing the Stone,” has died in an 80-m.p.h. car crash on Pacific Coast...
Dec 6, 2020 · Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito, and co-screenwriter Mark Rosenthal remember screenwriter Diane Thomas. ...more
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Apr 21, 2022 · Diane Thomas was a novice writer who sold her first script, Romancing the Stone, in 1978 and became a Hollywood success. She died in a car crash in 1985, but her story inspired other movies like The Lost City, which paid homage to her adventure romance.
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Diane Thomas was born in 1946 and died in 1985 in a car accident. She wrote and acted in Romancing the Stone and The Jewel of the Nile, and received a Porsche from Michael Douglas as a gift.
Oct 22, 1985 · Screenwriter Diane Renee Thomas, who gained fame six years ago when she sold the screenplay for “Romancing the Stone,” was killed in a 80-m.p.h. car crash on Pacific Coast Highway, police...
