Writer

Melissa Mathison

1950 – 2015

Active years (films on this site)

1982–1997

Genres

AdventureFamilySci-FiBiographyDrama

Schools and movements

New HollywoodBlockbuster Auteurs

Directors worked with

Steven Spielberg1 filmMartin Scorsese1 film

Biography

Melissa Marie Mathison was an American film and television screenwriter and an activist for the Tibetan independence movement. She wrote 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.

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Awards and honours

International

• Light of Truth Award 1998

2 films on this site

1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 1982 · Steven Spielberg · IMDb 7.9 · Writer
2. Kundun 1997 · Martin Scorsese · IMDb 7.0 · Writer