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Revered screenwriter Robert Towne dies aged 89
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 10 hours agoHe was nominated for four Oscars during his career in total, including for co-writing 1975's Shampoo with the film's star Warren Beatty. Lee Grant, who...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
The Canadian Press via Yahoo Canada News· 20 hours agoNEW YORK (AP) — Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail"...
Robert Towne, Writer of ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 89
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 22 hours agoWriter-director Robert Towne, an Oscar winner for his original script for “Chinatown” and an acknowledged master of the art of screenwriting, has died....
Giving Voice to the New Hollywood Revolution, ‘Chinatown’ and ‘Shampoo’ Writer Robert Towne Brought...
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 9 hours agoA great ending can be the hardest thing for a writer. For Robert Towne — who died Tuesday, having...
Robert Towne Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Who Also Penned ‘Shampoo’, ‘The Last...
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 22 hours agoRobert Towne, who won an Oscar for his Chinatown original screenplay and was nominated for his...
Oscar-winning writer of Chinatown, Robert Towne dies aged 89
Euronews via Yahoo Canada News· 9 hours agoTowne wrote films for Corman before becoming a script doctor. Warren Beatty had Towne restructure...
Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter and Famed Script Doctor, Dies at 89
The Wrap via Yahoo Canada News· 22 hours agoHe was also nominated for his screenplays for "The Last Detail" and "Shampoo" The post Robert Towne,...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning Chinatown writer, dead at 89
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 21 hours agoHis script for the 1967 Western A Time For Killing brought him to the attention of Warren Beatty,...
Robert Towne Dead at 89: Legendary ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Was One of Hollywood’s Great Scribes
Indiewire via Yahoo Canada News· 22 hours agoAnother friend, Warren Beatty, was the centerpiece of 1975’s “Shampoo,” which joined the previous...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriting icon behind 'Chinatown,' dies at 89
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 22 hours agoAmong Towne’s other screenwriting credits are “The Yakuza” (with Paul Schrader), “The Two Jakes...