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Robert Towne obituary
The Guardian· 9 hours agoRobert Towne, who has died aged 89, wrote a dazzling hat-trick of screenplays that helped define the great American cinema of the 1970s: The Last Detail...
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Business Insider via Yahoo News UK· 9 hours agoSo did broadcaster Charles Osgood, fashion designer Roberto Cavalli, producer Roger Corman, NBA legend Jerry West, and MLB Hall of Famer Willie Mays....
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Daily Telegraph· 9 hours agoTowne’s brain like a splinter. The process of removing that splinter took Towne years, and...
Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning “Chinatown” Screenwriter, Dies at 89
People via Yahoo News UK· 11 hours agoRobert Towne made uncredited contributions to the screenplays of iconic movies like 'The Godfather'...
Oscar-winning writer of Chinatown, Robert Towne dies aged 89
Euronews via Yahoo News UK· 15 hours agoHis publicist Carri McClure says he died on Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles....
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of Chinatown, dies aged 89
Daily Echo· 16 hours agoTowne, screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other acclaimed films, died on Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles, Carri McClure, his publicist, said. In an industry ...
Robert Towne, Screenwriter of ‘Chinatown’ and More, Dies at 89
New York Times· 1 day agoCelebrated for his mastery of dialogue, he also contributed (though without credit) to the scripts...
Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter and Famed Script Doctor, Dies at 89
The Wrap via Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoHe was also nominated for his screenplays for "The Last Detail" and "Shampoo" The post Robert Towne,...
Robert Towne Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Who Also Penned ‘Shampoo’, ‘The Last...
Deadline via Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoRobert Towne, who won an Oscar for his Chinatown original screenplay and was nominated for his...
Robert Towne, Writer of ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 89
Variety via Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoWriter-director Robert Towne, an Oscar winner for his original script for “Chinatown” and an acknowledged master of the art of screenwriting, has died....