From 2015--Screenwriter passed away--she was once married to Harrison Ford--RIP

E.T. Screenwriter Melissa Mathison Passed Away Last Week

November 10th, 2015

Sadly last week Melissa Mathison, the screenwriter who helped to give us E.T. and such classic lines as "ET phone home," passed away at the age of 65 due to complications from cancer. Mathison's writing credits include The Black Stallion (1979), The Escape Artist (1982), Indian in the Cupboard (1995), and Kundun (1997

From website below, Screenwriters' Utopia