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Towne's screenwriting credits also included "The Last Detail," "Tequila Sunrise," and the first two "Mission: Impossible" films.
Robert Towne, el guionista galardonado del Oscar por “Shampoo”, “The Last Detail” (“El último deber”) y otras películas aclamadas cuyo trabajo en “Chinatown” (“Barrio Chino”) se convirtió en un modelo
Robert Towne, who wrote films including Chinatown and Mission: Impossible, has been remembered as one of Hollywood's greatest screenwriters following his death at the age of 89. Towne won an Oscar for his 1974 crime and corruption thriller Chinatown,
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning 'Chinatown,' 'Shampoo' and 'The Last Detail' screenwriter, dies at 89.
Robert Towne – who died Monday at 89 – was more than just an Oscar winner, more than a mere successful screenwriter. He was the acknowledged master of the craft itself who achieved something no other writer has been able to match (before or since): he earned Academy Award nominations for three critical and commercial
Robert Towne, who won an Oscar for best screenplay for his work on "Chinatown," and had a hand in writing several other Hollywood classics, has died at age 89.
Robert Towne, the Hollywood writer whose "Chinatown" script is often described as the greatest screenplay ever written, has died at 89.
His films include “The Last Detail,” “Shampoo,” “Greystoke,” two “Mission: Impossible” movies and “Days of Thunder.”
His films include “The Last Detail,” “Shampoo,” “Greystoke,” two “Mission: Impossible” movies and “Days of Thunder.”
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, died Monday surrounded by family at his Los Angeles home,
Robert Towne, the screenwriter and director whose Oscar-winning work in the 1974 film Chinatown enshrined him in Hollywood history, has died at the age of 89. Towne died at his home on Monday, his publicist Carri McClure confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.
The Hollywood legend—who wrote "Chinatown" and "Shampoo," and served as script-doctor on "Bonnie & Clyde" and "The Godfather"—on why he writes movies for a living.
When Francis Ford Coppola won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Godfather, he shouted out Towne in his acceptance speech for writing “the very beautiful scene between Marlon and Al Pacino in the garden.
Robert Towne, the celebrated screenwriter of "Chinatown," died at 89 at his home, his publicist, Carri McClure confirmed to TheWrap on Thursday. He won a Best Screenplay Oscar for penning Roman Polanski's 1974 neonoir,
Robert Towne, whose Oscar-winning work established him as one of the leading screenwriters of the so-called "new Hollywood," died Monday. He was 89.
KCRW remembers the Oscar-winning screenwriter of LA’s iconic film “Chinatown.” Towne also worked on one of the first mainstream Hollywood flicks about a lesbian relationship.
Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind the script for 1974 classic Chinatown, has died at the age of 89.
Robert Towne, who won an Oscar for his 'Chinatown' screenplay and was nominated for 'The Last Detail,' 'Shampoo' and 'Greystoke' scripts, died July 2 at 89.