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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 Original Screenplay .
Nov 5, 2015 · Melissa Mathison and then-husband Harrison Ford attend the premiere party for “Clear and Present Danger” on the grounds of Paramount Pictures on Aug. 3, 1994. (Francis Gardler / Los Angeles Times)
Melissa Mathison was born on 3 June 1950 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She was a writer and producer, known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The BFG (2016) and Kundun (1997). She was married to Harrison Ford.
Nov 5, 2015 · Melissa Mathison, E.T screenwriter and Harrison Ford’s ex-wife, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. She was 65. Mathison’s brother Dirk confirmed the news to Variety, stating that Mathison passed ...
Nov 6, 2015 · Melissa Marie Mathison was born in Los Angeles on June 3, 1950, to Richard Mathison, a journalist, and the former Margaret Kieffer, known as Pegeen.
Nov 5, 2015 · Entertainment Weekly reported last night that Melissa Mathison has passed away from an as-yet-undisclosed illness; she was 65. The terrible news comes on the heels of Mathison’s latest collaboration with Spielberg—she wrote the screenplay for The BFG, the iconic director’s next movie, an adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel about an orphan boy.
Nov 5, 2015 · Melissa Mathison, screenwriter of the Steven Spielberg film E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), has died at age 65. Her sister, Melinda Mathison, said the cause was neuroendocrine cancer.
