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Robert Towne

1934San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA45 Movies4 TV Shows

Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934 - July 1, 2024) was an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written.

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Robert Towne

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The Last Detail

The New Centurions

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