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Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934 – July 1, 2024) was an American screenwriter and director. He started writing films for Roger Corman , including The Tomb of Ligeia in 1964, and was later part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking.
A great ending can be the hardest thing for a writer. For Robert Towne — who died Monday, having written and reshaped some of the most important films of the 1970s — finding the best way to ...
Pages in category "Films with screenplays by Robert Towne" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne.It stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway in the principal roles, with supporting performances by John Huston, John Hillerman, Perry Lopez, Burt Young, and Diane Ladd.
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
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 accepts the Academy Award for best original screenplay from James A. Michener at the 1975 Oscars. A lifelong screenwriter, Towne has seen the film industry transform from the New ...
Following President Trump's election, there were around 4,000 political appointment positions which the incoming Trump administration needed to review, and fill or confirm, of which 1,212 required Senate confirmation. [1] [2] The Washington Post has identified 757 key positions requiring U.S. Senate confirmation.