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Screenwriter Robert Towne, known for 'Chinatown' and 'The Last Detail,' dies at 89
USA TODAY via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoHe also found success with the 1974 film “Chinatown,” a mystery thriller directed by Roman Polanski...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of 'Chinatown,' dies at 89
CP24· 6 days agoNEW YORK (AP) — Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail"...
Revered screenwriter Robert Towne dies aged 89
BBC via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days ago"His life, like the characters he created, was incisive, iconoclastic & entirely originally [sic]," she wrote. "He gave me the gift of Shampoo...Last...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning Chinatown writer, dead at 89
The Independent via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoRobert Towne with ‘Chinatown’ star ...failure that he was forced to sell off the next screenplay he...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriting icon behind 'Chinatown,' dies at 89
LA Times via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days ago...a “Chinatown” sequel), “Days of Thunder,” “The Firm” (with David Rabe and David ...Said,” “The...
Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter and Famed Script Doctor, Dies at 89
The Wrap via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoHe was also nominated for his screenplays for "The Last Detail" and "Shampoo" The post Robert Towne,...
...Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Who Also Penned ‘Shampoo’, ‘The Last Detail’ & ‘Days...
Deadline via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoRobert Towne, who won an Oscar for his Chinatown original screenplay and was nominated for his...
Giving Voice to the New Hollywood Revolution, ‘Chinatown’ and ‘Shampoo’ Writer Robert Towne Brought...
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoA great ending can be the hardest thing for a writer. For Robert Towne — who died Monday, having...
Robert Towne, Writer of ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 89
Variety via Yahoo Canada News· 6 days agoWriter-director Robert Towne, an Oscar winner for his original script for “Chinatown” and an acknowledged master of the art of screenwriting, has died....
Robert Towne, Screenwriter of ‘Chinatown’ and More, Dies at 89
New York Times· 6 days agoCelebrated for his mastery of dialogue, he also contributed (though without credit) to the scripts...