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  1. 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 ...

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    • Screenwriter
  2. 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)

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  3. Melissa Mathison was a screenwriter and producer who wrote E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, The BFG and Kundun. She was married to Harrison Ford and died in 2015 from neuroendocrine cancer.

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    • Los Angeles, California, USA
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    • Los Angeles, California, USA
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  5. Mathison is survived by her two children with Ford, Georgia, an actor, and Malcolm, a rock musician. Melissa Mathison, screenwriter, born 3 June 1950; died 4 November 2015 Explore more on these topics

  6. 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.

  7. Melissa Mathison 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 and died of neuroendocrine cancer in 2015.

  8. Nov 5, 2015 · LOS ANGELES (AP) — Melissa Mathison, the screenwriter who crafted the enchanting worlds of iconic family films including "E.T. the Extra Terrestrial," has died. She passed away Wednesday at age 65 after a bout with neuroendocrine cancer, her sister, Melinda Mathison Johnson, confirmed. The LA native had a humble but high-profile start — her first credited work was in assistant roles on ...

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