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The brief but brilliant career of Melissa Mathison offers a vivid case study of an artist who succeeded in maximizing the benefits of each opportunity she was afforded. Though she had only a half dozen films to her credit when she passed away last year from complications of neuroendocrine cancer at the age of 65, Mathison earned a permanent place in American pop culture as the screenwriter of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" in 1982. The daughter of a journalist father… (more)
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The BFG (2016)
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Screenwriter
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
The BFG |
| 1997 |
Kundun |
| 1995 |
The Indian in the Cupboard |
| 1991 |
Son of the Morning Star (TV movie) |
| 1983 |
Twilight Zone: The Movie |
| 1982 |
E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial |
The Escape Artist |
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| 1979 |
The Black Stallion |
Guest
| Shows | |
|---|---|
| 2016 |
The 88th Annual Academy Awards - a.f. |
Actress
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2006 |
Refuge |