Melissa Mathison
Known for Writing · 7 credits
- Born
- 1950-06-03
- Died
- 2015-11-04
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Melissa Marie Mathison
Biography
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.
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.
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Known For
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
as Elliot's School Nurse (uncredited)
Spielberg
2017
as Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
as Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
The 'E.T.' Journals
2012
as Self
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
1998
as Self
Movies (7)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
as Elliot's School Nurse (uncredited)
Spielberg
2017
as Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
as Self
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
The 'E.T.' Journals
2012
as Self
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
1998
as Self
Refuge
2006
as Self
About Melissa Mathison
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. Mathison later wrote The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), based on Lynne Reid Banks's 1980 children's novel of the same name, and… With 7 credits spanning from 1982 to 2017, Melissa Mathison has appeared in 7 films and 0 TV shows.
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Most Popular Melissa Mathison Movies
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) — as Elliot's School Nurse (uncredited)
- Spielberg (2017) — as Self
- The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) — as Self
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special (2002) — as Self
- The 'E.T.' Journals (2012) — as Self
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