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Melissa Mathison

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Born: June 3, 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA

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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 ...

Filmography6 TITLES
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
7.5
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982
Spielberg
7.6
Spielberg2017
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
7.3
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special2002
The 'E.T.' Journals
10.0
The 'E.T.' Journals2012
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
7.4
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'1996
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