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Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter, Dies at 89
The Hollywood Reporter via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoRobert Towne, the screenwriter as superstar whose Oscar-winning work on the 1974 classic Chinatown...
Robert Towne, Writer of ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 89
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 2 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 obituary
The Guardian· 1 day agoIf a script was flawed or lacking, directors and studios went to Towne. Among the screenplays that bore his name, the most accomplished was Chinatown, a...
Robert Towne Dead at 89: Legendary ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Was One of Hollywood’s Great Scribes
Indiewire via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoThat it was the first original (as opposed to an adaptation) Towne ever authored, coming along at...
Oscar-winning writer of Chinatown, Robert Towne dies aged 89
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoTowne wrote films for Corman before becoming a script doctor. Warren Beatty had Towne restructure...
Giving Voice to the New Hollywood Revolution, ‘Chinatown’ and ‘Shampoo’ Writer Robert Towne Brought...
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoA great ending can be the hardest thing for a writer. For Robert Towne — who died Monday, having...
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoRobert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other...
Oscar-winning screenwriter Robert Towne dead at 89
Daily Mail· 2 days agoHis other recognizable films include: Shampoo (1975), which he co-wrote with Warren Beaty, The Last Detail (1973) starring Chinatown's Jack Nicholson and...
Robert Towne, Screenwriter of ‘Chinatown’ and More, Dies at 89
New York Times· 2 days agoCelebrated for his mastery of dialogue, he also contributed (though without credit) to the scripts...
Robert Towne: Tributes to Chinatown and Mission: Impossible writer
BBC News· 2 days agoRobert Towne, who wrote films including Chinatown and Mission: Impossible, has been remembered as...