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Nov 5, 2015 · Oscar-nominated screenwriter Melissa Mathison has died at the age of 65. NPR's Mandalit del Barco offers a remembrance of the woman who wrote E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, among other films ...
Nov 4, 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...
Nov 5, 2015 · Entertainment Weekly reported last night that Melissa Mathison has passed away from an as-yet-undisclosed illness; she was 65. The terrible news comes on the heels of Mathison’s latest collaboration with Spielberg—she wrote the screenplay for The BFG, the iconic director’s next movie, an adaptation of Roald Dahl's novel about an orphan boy.
