Thompson, Caroline 1956– (Caroline Warner Thompson)

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THOMPSON, Caroline 1956
(Caroline Warner Thompson)

PERSONAL

Born April 23, 1956, in Washington, DC; daughter of Thomas Carlton, Jr. (an attorney) and Bettie Marshall (a teacher; maiden name, Warner) Thompson; married Henry Bromell (a writer), August 28, 1982 (divorced, 1985). Education: Amherst College, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1978; also attended Radcliffe College, Harvard University.


Addresses: Agent International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Home 2521 Beverly Ave., No. 1, Santa Monica, CA 90405.


Career: Writer, producer, and director. Also worked as a freelance journalist.


Member: Phi Beta Kappa.


CREDITS

Film Work:

Associate producer, Edward Scissorhands, 1990.

Associate producer, The Secret Garden, Warner Bros., 1993.

Director, Black Beauty, Warner Bros., 1994.

Director, Buddy, Columbia, 1997.


Television Work; Series:

Worked as music supervisor, Capitol.


Television Work; Movies:

Producer and director, Snow White (also known as Snow White: The Fairest of Them All ), ABC, 2001.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Ninth Annual Genesis Awards, Discovery, 1995. A Day With ... (documentary), Lifetime, 1997.


WRITINGS

Screenplays:

Edward Scissorhands, Orion, 1990.

(With Larry Wilson) The Addams Family, Paramount, 1991.

(With Linda Woolverton) Homeward BoundThe Incredible Journey, Buena Vista, 1993.

The Secret Garden, Warner Bros., 1993.

The Nightmare before Christmas (animated; also known as Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas ), Buena Vista, 1993.

Black Beauty, Warner Bros., 1994.

Buddy, Columbia, 1997.

Stuart Little, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1999.

The Corpse Bride (animated), Warner Bros., 2004.


Television Movies:

Snow White (also known as Snow White: The Fairest of Them All ), ABC, 2001.


Novels:

First Born, Coward, 1983.


Also wrote Yellow House, Putnam; contributor to newspapers; wrote book reviews for newspapers.

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