Robert Towne

Robert Towne

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1934-11-23
Deathday: 2024-07-01 (89 years old)

Biography

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. He later said it was inspired by a chapter in Carey McWilliams's Southern California Country: An Island on the Land (1946) and a West magazine article on Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. Towne also wrote the sequel, The Two Jakes (1990); the Hal Ashby comedy-dramas The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo (1975); and the first two Mission: Impossible films.


Towne directed the sports dramas Personal Best (1982) and Without Limits (1998), the crime thriller Tequila Sunrise (1988), and the romantic crime drama Ask the Dust (2006).

Filmography

all 51

Movies 47

self 12

Screenplay 9

Writer 9

TV Shows 4

Director 4

Producer 1

Narrator 1

Self - Screenwriter
Salinger

Salinger (2013)

Movie
Professor Dates (uncredited)
Suspect Zero

Suspect Zero (2004)

Movie
Agent XK150 (archive footage)
The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made

The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004)

Movie
Writer / Characters
The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes (1990)

Movie
6
Director / Screenplay
Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise (1988)

Movie
4
Additional Writing
Frantic

Frantic (1988)

Movie
6
Additional Writing / Writer
8 Million Ways to Die

8 Million Ways to Die (1986)

Movie
6
Additional Writing
Heaven Can Wait

Heaven Can Wait (1978)

Movie
Party Guest (uncredited) / Writer
Shampoo

Shampoo (1975)

Movie
6
Additional Writing
Cisco Pike

Cisco Pike (1972)

Movie
Sparks Moran / Agent XK150 / Narrator
Creature from the Haunted Sea

Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961)

Movie

Information

Known For
Writing

Gender
Male

Birthday
1934-11-23

Deathday
2024-07-01 (89 years old)

Birth Name
Robert Bertram Schwartz

Birth Place
Los Angeles, United States

Relationships
Julie Payne (1977 - 1982)

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
P. H. Vasak, Роберт Таун

Awards
Edgar Awards, Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

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