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Linda Woolverton
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Linda Woolverton (book) is an American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist. Her writing credits include the screenplay for the animated feature film Beauty and the Beast (Golden Globe winner and Academy Award Best Picture nominee); the screenplay (shared) for Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey; screenplay (shared) for the animated feature film The Lion King; the book for the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast (Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical, winner 1998 Olivier Award Best New Musical); and book (shared) for Elton John and Tim Rice's Broadway musical Aida. She wrote the screenplay for Tim Burton’s 2010 film Alice in Wonderland and its 2016 sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass. She wrote the screenplay for the 2014 film Malificent and the 2019 sequel, Malificent: Mistress of Evil. Additionally, she has written two young-adult novels, Star-Wind and Running Before the Wind. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from California State University Long Beach and a master's degree in Theatre from California State University Fullerton. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Lee Flicker, and daughter, Keaton.

Linda Woolverton
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Linda Woolverton (book) is an American screenwriter, playwright, and novelist. Her writing credits include the screenplay for the animated feature film Beauty and the Beast (Golden Globe winner and Academy Award Best Picture nominee); the screenplay (shared) for Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey; screenplay (shared) for the animated feature film The Lion King; the book for the Broadway musical Beauty and the Beast (Tony Award nomination for Best Book of a Musical, winner 1998 Olivier Award Best New Musical); and book (shared) for Elton John and Tim Rice's Broadway musical Aida. She wrote the screenplay for Tim Burton’s 2010 film Alice in Wonderland and its 2016 sequel, Alice Through the Looking Glass. She wrote the screenplay for the 2014 film Malificent and the 2019 sequel, Malificent: Mistress of Evil. Additionally, she has written two young-adult novels, Star-Wind and Running Before the Wind. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Theatre Arts from California State University Long Beach and a master's degree in Theatre from California State University Fullerton. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Lee Flicker, and daughter, Keaton.