It is with great sadness that we must report the death of Melissa Mathison, the screenwriter of Steven Spielberg’s classic 1982 movie E.T. The Extra Terrestrial. Mathison was just 65, and passed away following a long illness.
Mathison was nominated for an Academy Award for her work on E.T. and is also responsible for scripts for Kundun, The Indian In The Cupboard, and Steven Spielberg’s upcoming adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG.
Mathison was also married to Harrison Ford, though they divorced in 2004. The writer passed away from neuroendocrine cancer on November 4th, and is survived by her two children.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to her family and friends at this time.
