Robert Towne, Oscar winner who wrote “Chinatown ”and “Shampoo”, dies at 89
Towne's screenwriting credits also included "The Last Detail," "Tequila Sunrise," and the first two "Mission: Impossible" films.
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As ‘Chinatown' Turns 50, Robert Towne Reflects on His Netflix Prequel Plans With David Fincher and Writing Jack Nicholson's Most Iconic Role
There are the classics - and then there's "Chinatown." First released on June ... and an Academy Award winner for screenwriter Robert Towne, plus Oscar nominations for stars Jack Nicholson and ...
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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
“Robert Towne once said that Chinatown is a state of mind,” Wasson wrote. “Not just a place on the map in Los Angeles, but a condition of total awareness almost indistinguishable from blindness.
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50 years ago, one unlikely star made Hollywood’s best forgotten samurai thriller
and Robert Towne (Chinatown) would lead you to suspect it is. It turned 50 years old last month, and while it isn’t nearly as well-known outside cinephile circles as it deserves to be ...
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The Lies Los Angeles Was Built Upon
When Robert Towne sat down to write the screenplay for Chinatown, he quickly found himself lost in a maze of his own making. He had set out to write a detective story in the tradition of Raymond ...
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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
LOS ANGELES – Robert Towne, the Jewish 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 ...