| Caroline Thompson | |
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| Born | April 23, 1956 Washington, D.C. |
| Occupation | screenwriter, director, producer |
Caroline Thompson (born April 23, 1956) is an American novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer. She has written the screenplay for three of Tim Burton's films, Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas and most recently Corpse Bride. She also co-wrote the story for Edward Scissorhands and recently co-adapted a new stage version of the film with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne. Recently it has been announced that she will adapt the screenplay for the film version of Wicked Lovely, a bestselling fantasy series.
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Early life
Thompson was born in Washington, D.C., the daughter of Bettie Marshall (née Warner), a teacher, and Thomas Carlton Thompson, Jr., a lawyer.[1] She received her early education in Washington. Thereafter she went to Cambridge, Massachusetts to attend Radcliffe College, Harvard University, and eventually graduating from Amherst College in English and classic literature in 1978.[2]
Career
Thompson moved to Los Angeles, supporting herself as a freelance book reviewer and writer. In 1983, she published a novel "First Born" which director Penelope Spheeris chose to make into a film, and from whom she started learning scriptwriting while writing the drafts of the film's screenplay.[3] Though the movie was never made, the project gave her the impetus to find a new career as a screenwriter, with her first work being the 1990 Edward Scissorhands.[4]
Her other works include Snow White for Hallmark, starring Miranda Richardson and Kristin Kreuk, The Secret Garden, Buddy, Black Beauty, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey,and The Addams Family.
From the above, she directed Black Beauty (1994) as her directorial debut,[5] followed by Snow White in 2001 for TV[6] and Buddy. She was also the producer for Snow White and the associate producer for The Secret Garden and Edward Scissorhands.
Filmography
- Edward Scissorhands (1990)
- The Addams Family (1991)
- The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
- The Secret Garden (1993)
- Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
- Black Beauty (1994)
- Buddy (1997)
- Stuart Little (1999)
- Snow White TV (2002)
- Corpse Bride (2005)
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)[7][8]
- City of Ember (2008)[9][10]
Bibliography
- First born, Published by Coward-McCann, 1983. ISBN 0698112245.
- Edward Scissorhands: [screenplay], by Caroline Thompson, Tim Burton. Published by distributed by Cinestore, 1990.
- The Secret Garden: Screenplay, Aadapted by Caroline Thompson. Published by s.n., 1991.
- The Addams Family: A Novelization, by Elizabeth Faucher, Caroline Thompson, Larry Wilson. Published by Scholastic Inc., 1991. ISBN 0590455419.
- Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: A Novel, by Daphne Skinner, Caroline Thompson, Michael McDowell, Tim Burton. Published by Puffin Books, 1994. ISBN 0140371214.
- Snow White: [screenplay], by Caroline Thompson, Julie Hickson. Published by s.n, 2000.
References
- ^ http://www.filmreference.com/film/9/Caroline-Thompson.html
- ^ Biography The New York Times.
- ^ Interview
- ^ Biography Yahoo! Movies.
- ^ Black Beauty Review Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ on making "Snow White: The Fairest of Them All"
- ^ Caroline Thompson - Filmography Allmovie.
- ^ 10 Questions: Caroline Thompson
- ^ FILMOGRAPHY Time Out, London.
- ^ Caroline Thompson's Filmography The New York Times.
- Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas: The Film, the Art, the Vision, by Frank Thompson, Tim Burton. Published by Disney Editions, 2002. ISBN 0786853786. Caroline Thompson - Page 179.
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