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Towne wrote and won the Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974); starring Jack Nicholson, widely considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written, [1] as well as its sequel, The Two Jakes (1990). For Hal Ashby, he penned the comedy-dramas The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo (1975).
Serpico, Screenplay by Waldo Salt and Norman Wexler; Based on the book by Peter Maas. Cinderella Liberty, Screenplay by Darryl Ponicsan; Based on the novel by himself; The Exorcist, Screenplay by William Peter Blatty; Based on his novel; The Last Detail, Screenplay by Robert Towne; Based on the novel by Darryl Ponicsan
Robert Towne, the screenwriting icon who won an Academy Award for "Chinatown," has died. He was 89. Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriting icon behind 'Chinatown,' dies at 89
1975: Chinatown – Robert Towne * 1976: Dog Day Afternoon – Frank Pierson * 1977: Network – Paddy Chayefsky * 1978: The Turning Point – Arthur Laurents; 1979: Coming Home – Nancy Dowd, Robert C. Jones, and Waldo Salt * 1980: The China Syndrome – Mike Gray, T. S. Cook and James Bridges; 1981: Melvin and Howard – Bo Goldman *
Writer-director Robert Towne, an Oscar winner for his original script for “Chinatown” and an acknowledged master of the art of screenwriting, has died. He was 89.
Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other acclaimed films whose work on "Chinatown" became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other acclaimed films whose work on "Chinatown" became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died. He was 89.
Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of a number of acclaimed movies, including the classic 1974 noir thriller “Chinatown” starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, has died. He was 89 ...