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Linda Woolverton

Born on
December 19, 1952
Highest Rated
Linda Woolverton 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 became the first woman to write an animated feature for Disney by writing the screenplay of Beauty and the Beast, the first animated film ever to be nominated for Best Picture at the 64th Academy Awards. She also wrote the screenplay of The Lion King, and adapted her own Beauty and the Beast screenplay into the book of the Broadway adaptation of the film, receiving a Tony Award nomination for this.Wikipedia

Linda Woolverton Filmography

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Movie Year Critic Score Audience Score
2016

4.8

7.0
2014

5.9

6.5