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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 is a writer and producer who has worked on animated and live-action Disney movies, such as Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Maleficent. She was born in Long Beach, California, and has a BFA in Theater Arts from California State University, Long Beach.
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Linda Woolverton is a writer and producer of animated and live-action films, such as Beauty and the Beast, The Lion King, and Maleficent. She has a BFA in Theater Arts and a Masters in Theater for Children, and has worked for CBS and Disney.
- December 19, 1952
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...
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Oct 17, 2019 · Linda Woolverton is one of Disney's most valuable screenwriters, who reimagined classics like Beauty and the Beast, Maleficent, and Alice in Wonderland. She shares her views on strong female characters, breaking the door down for women in Hollywood, and writing from her truth.
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.
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...
