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Melissa Mathison

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

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 ...

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Film

14 Titles
Apocalypse Now
8.3
FILM
Apocalypse Now1979
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
7.5
FILM
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982
The BFG
6.3
FILM
The BFG2016
Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5
FILM
Twilight Zone: The Movie1983
Spielberg
7.6
FILM
Spielberg2017
The Indian in the Cupboard
6.5
FILM
The Indian in the Cupboard1995
Kundun
6.8
FILM
Kundun1997
The Black Stallion
7.0
FILM
The Black Stallion1979
The Escape Artist
6.2
FILM
The Escape Artist1982
The 'E.T.' Journals
10.0
FILM
The 'E.T.' Journals2012
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
7.4
FILM
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'1996
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese
7.3
FILM
In Search of 'Kundun' with Martin Scorsese1998
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
7.3
FILM
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special2002
Refuge
FILM
Refuge2006

Series

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Son of the Morning Star
7.0
SERIES
Son of the Morning Star1991–
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