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Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown, has died. He was 89.In a long and storied career, Towne also wrote the scripts for Hal Ashby’s The Last Detail and Shampoo and collaborated with Tom Cruise on Days of Thunder, The Firm and the first two Mission: Impossible films. Towne, widely considered one of the greatest screenwriters of all time, died on Monday at his home in Los Angeles, publicist Carrie McClure said in a statement to Variety.He was born Robert Bertram Schwartz in Los Angeles on November 23, 1934 and grew up in the nearby port city of San Pedro.His...

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning Chinatown writer, dead at 89

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Robert Towne, the screenwriting legend best known for penning the Oscar-winning neo-noir Chinatown, died Monday at 89. His publicist, Carri McClure, confirmed the news to Entertainment Weekly and said Towne died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles. After gaining notice as a script doctor and consultant on major films,...

Robert Towne, Oscar winner who wrote Chinatown and Shampoo, dies at 89

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Robert Towne, Legendary Chinatown Screenwriter, Dies at 89

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter behind the script for 1974 classic Chinatown, has died, his publicist confirmed to THR. He was 89. According to his publicist,...

Robert Towne, Legendary Chinatown Screenwriter, Dies at 89

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