Melissa Mathison
Melissa Mathison (born June 3, 1950 in Los Angeles , California - † November 4, 2015 ) was an American screenwriter .
Life
Melissa Mathison was best known for the screenplay for the Steven Spielberg film ET , for which she was nominated for an Oscar in 1983 . It was also awarded the Saturn Award for this. Mathison also wrote the screenplay for the feature film Kundun . In 1979, based on her screenplay, the film The Black Stallion was made , in 1995 Mathison wrote the screenplay for The Indian in the Kitchen Cupboard . After a 17-year hiatus, the film adaptation of Roald Dahl's children 's book Sophiechen und der Riese (original title: The BFG), directed by Steven Spielberg, was her last work as a screenwriter. The film was in post-production at the time of her death and was released in 2016 under the name BFG - Big Friendly Giant .
She worked as a consultant for the English language version of the Japanese film Ponyo - The Great Adventure by the Sea .
Mathison was friends with the Dalai Lama , whom she had met while working in Kundun , and was on the board of directors of the International Campaign for Tibet .
She was the second wife of Harrison Ford , whom she was married to from 1983 to 2004 and had two children.
Melissa Mathison died of a neuroendocrine tumor at home in Los Angeles .
Filmography
- 1979: The Black Stallion (The Black Stallion)
- 1982: The Escape Artist
- 1982: ET the Extra-Terrestrial
- 1983: Eerie Shadow Lights ( Twilight Zone , Segment Two )
- 1991: General Custer's Last Battle ( Son of the Morning Star , television two-part)
- 1995: The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard)
- 1997: Kundun
- 2016: BFG - Big Friendly Giant (The BFG)
Awards
- 1998: Light of Truth Award Grand Prix
Web links
- Melissa Mathison in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Nigel M. Smith: Melissa Mathison, ET screenwriter, dies aged 65 in Los Angeles. In: theguardian.com , The Guardian , November 5, 2015, accessed November 5, 2015.
- ^ A b Ross A. Lincoln, Melissa Mathison Dies: 'ET' Screenwriter Was 65. In: deadline.com , November 4, 2015, accessed November 5, 2015 (English).
- ↑ Josh Dickey: 'ET' and 'Black Stallion' screenwriter Melissa Mathison dies. In: mashable.com , November 5, 2015, accessed December 28, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mathison, Melissa |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1950 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th November 2015 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |