Melissa Mathison | |
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 Mathison in 2015 | |
| Born | Melissa Marie Mathison[1] June 3, 1950 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Died | November 4, 2015 (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1979–2015 |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Melissa Marie Mathison (June 3, 1950 – 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.[2]
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.
- ^ "Melissa Mathison". Movies.yahoo.com. April 20, 2011. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
- ^ "Melissa Mathison". IMDb.