Caroline Thompson

Caroline Thompson (born April 23, 1956) 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''. 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. Provided by Wikipedia