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Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934 – July 1, 2024) was an American screenwriter and director. He started writing films for Roger Corman, including The Tomb of Ligeia in 1964, and was later part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking.
Robert Towne. Writer, director, producer, actor. Born in Los Angeles, California, USA, and raised in the seaport town of San Pedro. Got his start acting and writing for legendary exploitation director/producer Roger Corman.
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Jul 2, 2024 · Robert Towne, whose screenplay for Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” won an Oscar, and whose work on that and other important films established him as one of the leading screenwriters of the so-called...
Jul 2, 2024 · Robert Towne, the screenwriting icon who won an Academy Award for his original script for “Chinatown,” died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89. His publicist Carri McClure announced...
- Dennis Mclellan
Jul 3, 2024 · Robert Towne, whose Oscar-winning work established him as one of the leading screenwriters of the so-called "new Hollywood," died Monday. He was 89.
- Neda Ulaby
Jul 3, 2024 · Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer whose work on “Chinatown” became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died.
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Jul 3, 2024 · NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of “Shampoo,” “The Last Detail” and other acclaimed films whose work on “Chinatown” became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died. He was 89.