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  1. 3 days ago · Getty Images. 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. Towne died ...

  2. 3 days ago · July 2, 2024 3:46 PM PT. Robert Towne, the screenwriting icon who won an Academy Award for his original script for “Chinatown,” died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89. His publicist ...

  3. 4 days ago · July 2, 2024. Robert Towne, whose screenplay for Roman Polanski’s “Chinatown” won an Oscar, and whose work on that and other important films established him as one of the leading ...

  4. 3 days ago · Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of a number of acclaimed movies, including the classic 1974 noir thriller “Chinatown” starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, has died. He was 89 ...

  5. 3 days ago · Towne’s script for Chinatown instantly captured the imagination of Angelenos as well as the American Film Institute, which ranked it as the 21 st best movie of all time.

  6. 3 days ago · 0:51. Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter known for his work on the films “Chinatown” and “The Last Detail,” has died. He was 89. Towne “passed away peacefully at home” on ...

  7. 3 days ago · By The Associated Press. 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...