Screenwriter Robert Towne, known for 'Chinatown' and 'The Last Detail,' dies at 89
Screenwriter Robert Towne, best known for his work on the films "Chinatown" and "The Last Detail," died on Monday at the age of 89.
Robert Towne Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Who Also Penned ‘Shampoo’, ‘The Last Detail’ & ‘Days Of Thunder’ Was 89
Robert Towne, who won an Oscar for his Chinatown original screenplay and was nominated for his Shampoo, The Last Detail and Greystoke scripts, died Monday at his home. He was 89. PR firm McClure & Associates announced the news on behalf of Towne’s family.
Opinion: Remembering the star screenwriter Robert Towne
NPR's Scott Simon remembers screenwriter Robert Towne, who died this week. Towne won an Oscar for Chinatown, which is considered one of the best screenplays in American cinema.
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
Robert Towne, a screenwriter whose mastery of dialogue and insightful storytelling helped define the New Hollywood wave in the 1970s that included the Oscar-winning “Chinatown,” and who also built a reputation as a “script doctor” to rescue troubled projects,
Giving Voice to the New Hollywood Revolution, ‘Chinatown' and ‘Shampoo' Writer Robert Towne Brought Honesty to Artifice
Towne was a natural raconteur whose stories were every bit as rich as his screenplays - as evidenced by an in-depth Variety interview that ran last month - and whose best writing often went uncredited.
Robert Towne, legendary Hollywood screenwriter of "Chinatown," dies at 89
Through his friendships with Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, he wrote or co-wrote some of the signature films of an era when artists held an unusual level of creative control.
Muere el guionista Robert Towne galardonado con el Oscar por “Chinatown”
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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning 'Chinatown,' 'Shampoo' and 'The Last Detail' screenwriter, dies at 89
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning 'Chinatown,' 'Shampoo' and 'The Last Detail' screenwriter, dies at 89 LOS ANGELES -- Robert ...