Caroline Thompson
American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1956 · age 70
Caroline Thompson is an American novelist, screenwriter, film director, and producer. She wrote the screenplays for the Tim Burton-directed films Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride and the Burton-produced The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Tim Burton Directed Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride
Danny Elfman Caroline directed Black Beauty (1994)
Alan Cumming Caroline directed Black Beauty and Buddy
Denise Di Novi Produced Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Paul Reubens Caroline directed Buddy (1997)
Kristin Kreuk Caroline produced Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)
Miranda Richardson Caroline directed Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)
Warwick Davis Caroline directed Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)
Vincent Schiavelli Caroline directed Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)
Michael J. Anderson Caroline directed Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)
Tom Irwin Caroline directed Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)
Andrew Knott Caroline directed Black Beauty (1994)
David Ryall Caroline directed Black Beauty (1994)
Joe Ranft Produced Corpse Bride (2005)
Johnny Depp Also in Edward Scissorhands and Corpse Bride
Francis Ford Coppola Produced The Secret Garden (1993)
Robert Zemeckis Directed Welcome to Marwen (2018)
Robbie Coltrane Caroline directed Buddy (1997)
Mike Johnson Directed Corpse Bride (2005)
Clancy Brown Caroline directed Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001)
Jim Carter Caroline directed Black Beauty (1994)
Vincent Regan Caroline directed Black Beauty (1994)
Kirk Wise Produced Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
Tom Luddy Produced The Secret Garden (1993)
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She co-wrote the story for Edward Scissorhands and co-adapted a new stage version of the film with director and choreographer Matthew Bourne. Thompson also adapted the screenplay for the film version of Wicked Lovely, a bestselling fantasy series, in 2011, but the production was put into turnaround. She directed Black Beauty (1994); Buddy (1997), which she also wrote; and the television film Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001), also as producer and co-writer.
