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Melissa Mathison

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 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…

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Occupation
Screenwriter
Alma mater
University of California, Berkeley
Born
Melissa Marie Mathison (1950-06-03)June 3, 1950 Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Children
2
Died
November 4, 2015(2015-11-04) (aged 65) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active
1979–2015

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Melissa Mathison → University of California, Berkeley
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Melissa MathisonYears active1979–20151.00infobox
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