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Melissa Mathison

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Melissa Mathison

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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ET the Extra-Terrestrial Screenplay

ET the Extra-Terrestrial Screenplay

E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial from concept to classic : the illustrated story of the film and the filmmakers

E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial from concept to classic : the illustrated story of the film and the filmmakers

2002

with Linda Sunshine

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: The Illustrated Story of the Film and The Filmmakers

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: The Illustrated Story of the Film and The Filmmakers

2002

with Linda Sunshine

Lennox

Lennox

2001
E.T., the extraterrestrial

E.T., the extraterrestrial

1983
E.T. - der Ausserirdische

E.T. - der Ausserirdische

1982

with William Kotzwinkle