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Robert Towne

Robert Towne

Writing 1934-11-23 San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934 - July 1, 2024) was an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written. He later said it was inspired by a chapter in Carey McWilliams's Southern California Country: An Island on the Land (1946) and a W…

Known For

Suspect Zero
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Suspect Zero 2004
Shampoo
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Shampoo 1975
Salinger
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Salinger 2013
The Pick-up Artist
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The Pick-up Artist 1987
A Decade Under the Influence
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A Decade Under the Influence 2003
The Zodiac Killer
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The Zodiac Killer 1971
Drive, He Said
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Drive, He Said 1971
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
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What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael 2019
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
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You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story 2008
Creature from the Haunted Sea
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Creature from the Haunted Sea 1961
Last Woman on Earth
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Last Woman on Earth 1960
Rescued from the Closet
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Rescued from the Closet 2001
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
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Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature 1997
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
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Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' 2008
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
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Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That 2005
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
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Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy 1998
Halloween Monster Bash
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Halloween Monster Bash 1991
Robert Towne
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Robert Towne
A Sad Flower in the Sand
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A Sad Flower in the Sand 2001