Melissa Mathison
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| Melissa Mathison | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 3, 1950 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Screenwriter |
| Years active | 1970s–2000s |
| Spouse | Harrison Ford (1983–2004, divorced) |
Melissa Mathison (born June 3, 1950) is an American film and television screenwriter.
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[edit] Career
She is perhaps most notable for writing the screenplays for the films E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), for which she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay ; and Kundun (1997), a biographical-drama film about the Dalai Lama, the exiled political and spiritual leader of Tibet.
[edit] Screenwriting filmography
| Year | Title | Genre | Notes |
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| 1979 | The Black Stallion | family-adventure | |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | fantasy-adventure-science fiction | The line "E.T. phone home." is ranked 15th among the top 100 quotations of U.S. cinema by the American Film Institute. |
| The Escape Artist | drama | ||
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | science fiction-thriller | segment 2, "Kick the Can"; credited as "Josh Rogan" |
| 1991 | Son of the Morning Star | western | television film |
| 1995 | The Indian in the Cupboard | family-adventure | |
| 1997 | Kundun | biographical-drama | |
| 2008 | Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea | animated, family-adventure | storyline consultant, English-language translation |
[edit] Personal life
From 1983 to 2004, Mathison was married to Harrison Ford, with whom she has two children: Malcolm Carswell Ford (born March 10, 1987) and Georgia Ford (born June 30, 1990).
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