Melissa Mathison

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.

Mathison later wrote The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), based on Lynne Reid Banks's 1980 children's novel of the same name, and Kundun (1997), a biographical-drama film about the Dalai Lama. Her final film credit was The BFG (2016), which marked her third collaboration with film director Steven Spielberg.

Description above from the Wikipedia article Melissa Mathison, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Melissa Mathison is known for work in writing across film and television. New Release currently presents 15 verified screen credits connected to this profile.

Selected work includes The E.T. Journals (2012), Refuge (2006), Apocalypse Now (1979), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The BFG (2016), Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), The Black Stallion (1979).

The recorded credits span 1979 to 2017, including 14 movies and 1 TV show. The filmography below lists available titles, release years and known roles.

This profile is updated as additional verified information becomes available.