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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.
4 days ago · Mr. Towne was born Robert Bertram Schwartz on Nov. 23, 1934, in Los Angeles, and spent his early years in the blue-collar fishing port of San Pedro, Calif. When he was about 7, he saw his first ...
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.
- January 1, 1
- 1 min
- Los Angeles, California, USA
3 days ago · Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of a number of acclaimed movies, including the classic 1974 noir thriller “Chinatown” starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, has died. He was 89 ...
3 days ago · 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, died Monday surrounded by family at ...
3 days ago · 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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4 days ago · Robert Towne, the screenwriter and director whose Oscar-winning work in the 1974 film Chinatown enshrined him in Hollywood history, has died at the age of 89. Towne died at his home on Monday, his ...
