Writing
Melissa Mathison
1950 · Los Angeles, California, USA
14 films
Bio
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.
Filmography
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Elliot's School Nurse (uncredited)
Apocalypse Now
Executive Assistant
The BFG
Screenplay
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Screenplay
The Indian in the Cupboard
Screenplay
Refuge
Self
Kundun
Screenplay
The Black Stallion
Screenplay
The E.T. Journals
Self
Spielberg
Self
The Escape Artist
Screenplay
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 20th Anniversary Special
Self