Diane Thomas

| birth_place = Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = Topanga, California, U.S. | occupation = Screenwriter | years_active = 1978–1985 | education = University of Southern California | notable_works = ''Romancing the Stone'', ''Always'' }} Diane Renee Thomas (January 7, 1946 – October 21, 1985) was an American screenwriter who wrote the 1984 film ''Romancing the Stone'' and also co-wrote Steven Spielberg's 1989 film ''Always.'' She was also originally hired to write the third ''Indiana Jones'' movie, finishing a draft for what would be a "haunted mansion movie" before the decision was made to make a different movie. Provided by Wikipedia