Linda Woolverton
Screenwriter
Screenwriter most known for penning the classic Disney films Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King.
She got her start writing for TV shows like Alvin and the Chipmunks and Ewoks.
She once published a novel aimed at the young adult market called Running Before the Wind.
She was raised in Long Beach, CA.
She co-wrote the screenplay for The Lion King, which starred Matthew Broderick as Simba.