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- Birth nameDiane Rene Thomas
- Diane Thomas was born on January 7, 1946 in Michigan, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Romancing the Stone (1984), The Jewel of the Nile (1985) and Game Show Models (1977). She died on October 21, 1985 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
- Michael Douglas, the producer of "Romancing the Stone" gave Diane a Porsche sports vehicle as a gift for her script. Weeks later, she died in that same car when her drunk boyfriend veered off the street.
- Died shortly after become a professional screenwriter.
Attended UCLA.
Following her untimely death, UCLA created the Diane Thomas Screenwriting Award. - At the time of her death, she was working on a project called "Blond Hurricane" and had finished a draft of a sequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
- Reportedly, she was working in a cafe to support herself while writing scripts. One day a customer came in and she pitched a script idea to him. The customer was Michael Douglas and the pitch was for Romancing the Stone (1984).
- Romancing the Stone (1984) - $250,000
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