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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 ...
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.
Nov 5, 2015 · Mathison died Wednesday at 65 after a bout with neuroendocrine cancer, her sister, Melinda Mathison Johnson, said. “Melissa was a remarkable friend not only to me but to everyone who had the privilege to know her,” Mathison’s longtime friend and collaborator Kathleen Kennedy said in a statement.
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 · 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 5, 2015 · Melissa Mathison, ET screenwriter, dies aged 65 in Los Angeles. Read more. It is a stunningly simple and powerful metaphor for childhood unhappiness, the poignancy of the “imaginary friend ...
Nov 5, 2015 · LOS ANGELES-- 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 ...