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  1. www.nytimes.com › 2024/07/02 › moviesRobert Towne, Screenwriter of ‘Chinatown’ and More, Dies at 89

    1 day ago · Mr. Towne was born Robert Bertram Schwartz on Nov. 23, 1934, in Los Angeles, and spent his early years in the blue-collar fishing port of San Pedro, Calif. When he was about 7, ...

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  3. www.cnn.com › 2024/07/02 › entertainmentRobert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘Chinatown,’ dead at...

    1 day 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 ...

  4. variety.com › 2024 › filmRobert Towne Dead: 'Chinatown' Screenwriter Was 89 - Variety

    1 day 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 ...

  5. www.washingtonpost.com › obituaries › 2024/07/03Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at...

    19 hours ago · Mr. Towne was born as Robert Bertram Schwartz in Los Angeles on Nov. 23, 1934. His father started a successful real estate company and changed the family name to Towne, ...

  6. www.latimes.com › robert-towne-dead-chinatown-screenwriterRobert Towne dead: 'Chinatown' screenwriter dies - Los Angeles...

    1 day ago · 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 Carri McClure announced ...

  7. www.hollywoodreporter.com › movies › movie-newsRobert Towne Dead: 'Chinatown,' 'Shampoo' Screenwriter Was 89

    2 days ago · Robert Towne, the screenwriter as superstar whose Oscar-winning work on the 1974 classic Chinatown is widely recognized as the gold standard for movie scripts, has died. He was 89.

  8. apnews.com › article › robert-town-dead-chinatown-ac725161fb4fRobert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89

    1 day ago · FILE - Screenwriter Robert Towne poses at The Regency Hotel, March 7, 2006, in New York. 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 and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, died Monday, July 1, 2024, surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles ...