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Melissa Mathison

American film and television screenwriter (1950–2015)

  • Fame57.1
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia50K
Source-basedFalling
Lived 1950–2015, aged 65United States
United States flagUnited StatesWritersWriter / Author
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    24 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1950–2015
    Aged 65
  • Known for
    E.T. the Extra-Terrest…
    1982
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Updated 2026-06-19

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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Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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