- Linda Woolverton
Linda Woolverton (born 1959 in
Long Beach, California , USA) wrote the screenplay forDisney '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 assisted in adapting "The Lion King" to the stage. She also co-wrote the book for the Broadway musical "Aida" (with Robert Falls andDavid Henry Hwang ) and wrote the book for "Lestat". [imdb name|0941314] She is also co-producing and writing the screenplay for the upcomingTim Burton film "Alice in Wonderland".Writing Beauty and the Beast
From early 1985 to 1988, two different teams of writers took a whack at turning "Beauty and the Beast" into a big screen cartoon. Both failed ... Which is why the project eventually end up in Linda Woolverton's lap. Woolverton (whose only work for
Disney prior to this point was writing a few scripts for "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers ") had written a novel that had impressed an unnamed executive atDisney Feature Animation . Which is why Linda ended up getting a shot at writing "Beauty and the Beast." [ [http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2002/10/03/359.aspx Jim Hill : "Why For" returns! ] ]Movies
*"Beauty and the Beast" (1991)
*"" (1993)
*"The Lion King " (1994)
*"Mulan " (1998; additional story material)
*"Arctic Tale " (2007; narration)
*"Alice in Wonderland" (2010)Television
In 1984 she worked as a children's television writer, penning scripts for shows such as "
Ewoks ", "The Real Ghostbusters ", "Alvin and the Chipmunks ", "Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers " and "Ducktales ".Books
She has written two young adult novels: "
Star Wind " and "Running Before the Wind ". [http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/whoswho/biography/3027.html Playbill Biography] Both books were published byHoughton Mifflin Company.Awards and Nominations
Tony Awards *"Beauty and the Beast" (1994) [ [http://www.tonyawards.com/p/tonys_search?start=0&year=&award=&lname=&fname=&show=%3Ci%3EBeauty+and+the+Beast%3C%2Fi%3E TonyAwards.com - The American Theatre Wing's Tony Awards - Official Website by IBM ] ]
**Tony Nomination for Best Book of a MusicalOlivier Awards *"Beauty and the Beast" (1998) [http://www.officiallondontheatre.co.uk/awards/winners/display?contentId=72655]
**Best New Musical WINNERReferences
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