1995 | Returned to screenwriting after 13 years, scripted "The Indian in the Cupboard" |
1991 | TV writing debut, "Son of the Morning Star", an ABC miniseries biopic about General George Custer |
1989 | Benefited from the Writers Guild of America's winning of an arbitration which entitled her to a 5 percent share of all revenue received by Universal--or its parent company, MCA--from the merchandising of the E.T. character; also entitled to 4 percent of the gross from merchandise in which E.T. is joined by other characters from the film |
1982 | Received first sole screenplay credit on Spielberg's landmark children's fantasy "E.T., the Extra-Terrestrial"; also credited as associate producer; first original screenplay; nominated for Oscar |
1982 | Co-scripted (with Stephen Zito) the screenplay for "The Escape Artist", a poorly received Coppola production |
1980 | Traveled with Ford on location for the shoot of Steven Spielberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark"; Spielberg asked her to write a screenplay about a little alien stranded on Earth; wrote the first draft in eight weeks (date approximate) |
| Began dating actor Harrison Ford |
1979 | Feature screenwriting debut, co-scripted (with Jeanne Rosenberg and William D. Wittliff) "The Black Stallion" at the urging of Coppola who also executive produced |
1979 | Credited as "executive assistant" on Coppola's "Apocolypse Now" |
1974 | Took a leave from UC, Berkeley to work as Coppola's assistant on "The Godfather, Part II" (date approximate) |
| Acquired a job as a TIME magazine stringer through a friend of her father's who was a bureau chief |
| Baby-sat for the children of family friend Francis Ford Coppola |
| Grew up in Hollywood Hills, CA |
