Biography
Caroline Thompson (born 23 April 1956) is an American screenwriter, novelist, director and producer. She was born in Washington, D.C., and studied at Radcliffe College and Amherst College.
She wrote the screenplay for Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990), on which she also received story credit with Burton, as well as the screenplays for The Addams Family (1991) and The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993). Other screenwriting credits include Corpse Bride (2005), City of Ember (2008) and Welcome to Marwen (2018).
Thompson has also directed Black Beauty (1994) and Buddy (1997), both of which she wrote, and the television film Snow White: The Fairest of Them All (2001). She co-adapted a stage version of Edward Scissorhands with Matthew Bourne.
