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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning 'Chinatown' screenwriter, dies at 89

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Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer known for his work on "Chinatown," died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89.

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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown, dies aged 89

Writer, who died in his Los Angeles home, also worked without credit on The Godfather and Bonnie and ClydeRobert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown, considered one of the greatest screenplays of all time, has died at age 89.Towne, the screenwriter also nominated for his films Shampoo and The Last Detail, died on Monday among family members at his Los Angeles home, said his publicist, who did not disclose a cause of death. Continu…

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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other films whose script for "Chinatown" became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died

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Variety

Robert Towne, Writer of ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 89

Writer-director Robert Towne, an Oscar winner for his original script for “Chinatown” and an acknowledged master of the art of screenwriting, has died. He was 89. During a long career that began in the 1960s, when he went to work as an actor and writer for B-movie director Roger Corman, Towne became one of the […]

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ABC7 New York

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning 'Chinatown' screenwriter, dies at 89

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer known for his work on "Chinatown," died at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89.

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Rolling Stone

Robert Towne, Academy Award-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter, Dead at 89

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. During his celebrated career, Towne wrote the Hal Ashby films The Last Detail in 1973 and 1975’s Shampoo, receiving Academy Award nominations for both. He also wrote and directed 1988 cr…

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The Hollywood Reporter

Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter, Dies at 89

Robert Towne, the screenwriter as superstar whose Oscar-winning work on Chinatown is recognized as the gold standard for movie scripts, has died at 89.

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