| Melissa Mathison |
| Born |
Melissa Marie Mathison[1]
(1950-06-03) June 3, 1950 (age 62)
Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation |
Screenwriter |
| Years active |
1979–2008 |
| Spouse(s) |
Harrison Ford (1983–2004; divorced; 2 children) |
Melissa Marie Mathison (born June 3, 1950) is an American film and television screenwriter.
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Mathison was born in Los Angeles, California. She is perhaps most notable for writing the screenplays for the films The Black Stallion (1979); 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.
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).
She has known the Dalai Lama since 1990, when she wrote Kundun, and developed a lasting friendship. She continues to work as an activist for Tibet freedom and is a member of the board of the International Campaign for Tibet.[2]
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June 3, 1950 |
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Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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