Editing Melissa Mathison (section)

==Screenwriting and production credits==
Mathison wrote the screenplay for ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' (1982) in collaboration with [[Steven Spielberg]]. It was nominated for an Oscar for [[Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay|Best Original Screenplay]].<ref name=varobit>{{cite magazine|last1=Saperstein|first1=Pat|title=Melissa Mathison, 'E.T.' Screenwriter and Ex-Wife of Harrison Ford, Dies at 65|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/melissa-mathison-e-t-screenwriter-dies-dead-1201633801/|magazine=Variety|access-date=November 8, 2015}}</ref> The script was based on a story, written by [[John Sayles]], that Spielberg provided to Mathison during the filming of ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981). Spielberg attributes the line "[[E.T. (character)|E.T.]] phone home" to Mathison.<ref name=nytobit>{{cite news|last1=Weber|first1=Bruce|title=Melissa Mathison, 65, Dies; Wrote Screenplay for 'E.T.'|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/06/movies/melissa-mathison-et-screenwriter-dies-at-65.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fobituaries|access-date=November 8, 2015|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=November 6, 2015}}</ref> She collaborated again with Spielberg for ''[[The BFG (2016 film)|The BFG]]'' (2016), her final film, which was dedicated in her memory. She also had film credits for ''[[The Escape Artist (film)|The Escape Artist]]'' (1982) and ''[[The Indian in the Cupboard (film)|The Indian in the Cupboard]]'' (1995).<ref name=latobit/>