Biography
Melissa Marie Mathison (June 3, 1950 β November 4, 2015) was an American film and television screenwriter and an activist for the Tibetan independence movement. She was best known for writing the screenplays for the films The Black Stallion (1979) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), the latter of which earned her the Saturn Award for Best Writing and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.Mathison later wrote The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), based on Lynne Reid Banks's 1980 children's novel of the same name, and Kundun (1997), a biographical-drama film about the Dalai Lama. Her final film credit was The BFG (2016), which marked her third collaboration with film director Steven Spielberg.
Filmography
all 15
Movies 14
Writer 7
self 5
TV Shows 1
Screenplay 1
Self
Spielberg (2017)
Movie
Writer
The BFG (2016)
Movie
7.16
Self
The 'E.T.' Journals (2012)
Movie
Writer
Ponyo (2008)
Movie
7.2
Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special (2002)
Movie
Self
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese (1998)
Movie
Writer
Kundun (1997)
Movie
Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996)
Movie
Writer
The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
Movie
9
Teleplay
Son of the Morning Star (1991)
TV
Screenplay
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Movie
Writer
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Movie
6.59
Writer
The Escape Artist (1982)
Movie
Writer
The Black Stallion (1979)
Movie
Executive Assistant
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Movie
5.63
Ratings
Average 7.23
Based on 1.55 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1979
1983
1997
2002
2017
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderFemale
Birthday1950-06-03
Deathday2015-11-04 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
Height180-centimeter
RelationshipsHarrison Ford (1983-01-01 - 2004-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsJosh Rogan
AwardsLight of Truth Award
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