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Jocelyn Towne (niece) Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934) is an American screenwriter and director. He started with writing films for Roger Corman including The Tomb of Ligeia (1964). Later, he was a part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking.
- 1960–present
- Jocelyn Towne (niece)
Robert Towne is a legendary Hollywood screenwriter who won an Oscar for Chinatown and wrote classics like The Godfather and Bonnie and Clyde. He also directed and acted in some films, and was a script doctor for many others.
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Robert Towne is a writer, director, producer, and actor who has worked on films such as Chinatown, The Godfather, and Shampoo. Learn about his life, career, family, trivia, and quotes on IMDb.
- November 23, 1934
Robert Towne is an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor who wrote the screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974) and the sequel, The Two Jakes (1990). He also wrote and directed some films, such as Personal Best (1982) and Without Limits (1998), and was a producer of Mission: Impossible (1994-1998).
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Feb 4, 2020 · Book Excerpt: How Writer Robert Towne Crafted ‘Chinatown’ for Jack Nicholson. After tackling a biography about Oscar, Tony and Emmy award-winning Bob Fosse — the book ultimately inspired the ...
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Robert Towne is an American screenwriter and director. He started with writing films for Roger Corman including The Tomb of Ligeia (1964). Later, he was a part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. He wrote the Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest screenplays. Towne also wrote the sequel, The Two ...