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 ...

Robert Towne, the screenwriting legend best known ... on 1973's The Last Detail. As a writer, he often liked to partner with actors and work closely with them to develop scripts for their tastes.

There are the classics - and then there's "Chinatown." First released on June 20, 1974, the seminal noir feature was a resounding success at its time: a big hit for producer and Paramount heavy ...

Decades later he spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about the film and the controversy that saw a pet listed as the screenwriter for one of the 1980s’ most iconic Hollywood movies. “Robert Towne ...

needed help with a script written by David Newman and Robert Benton. For his contributions, Towne was listed in the acclaimed hit film’s credits as “creative consultant.” As a screenwriter ...

Biskind talked to just about everybody still around and quotable in 1998 — although some, such as the great screenwriter ...