Robert Towne, Screenwriter of ‘Chinatown’ and More, Dies at 89 The New York Times Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown, dies aged 89 The Guardian Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter,…
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}} Robert Towne, a legendary screenwriter who won an Academy Award for “Chinatown,” has died. He was 89. Towne died at his home in Los Angeles on Monday surrounded…
Film Writer, who died in his Los Angeles home, also worked without credit on The Godfather and Bonnie and Clyde Guardian staff and agencies Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of…
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…