Melissa Mathison

Schrijver, Producer, Acteur

3 juni 1950 — 4 november 2015 (65 years)
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.

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Movies & Shows on Plex

  • Apocalypse Now
    Apocalypse Now1979
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie
    Twilight Zone: The Movie1983

Known For

  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial1982
  • De GVR
    De GVR2016
  • Indiaan in het kastje
    Indiaan in het kastje1995
  • Kundun
    Kundun1997
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie
    Twilight Zone: The Movie1983
  • The Black Stallion
    The Black Stallion1979
  • Son of The Morning Star
    Son of The Morning Star2 episodes
  • The Escape Artist
    The Escape Artist1982

Cinematografie

2016
The BFG · as Screenplay
1997
Kundun · as Screenplay
1995
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie · as ScreenplayOp Plex
1982
1982
The Escape Artist · as Screenplay
1979
The Black Stallion · as Screenplay

2016
The BFG · as Associate Producer
1997
Kundun · as Co-Producer
1982
E.T. · as Associate Producer

1982
E.T. · as Elliot's School Nurse (uncredited)

1991
1979
Apocalypse Now · as Executive AssistantOp Plex