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Robert Towne

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Born: November 23, 1934 in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

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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 ...

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Suspect Zero
5.5
Suspect Zero2004
The Pick-up Artist
5.6
The Pick-up Artist1987
Drive, He Said
5.7
Drive, He Said1971
Shampoo
6.0
Shampoo1975
A Decade Under the Influence
7.9
A Decade Under the Influence2003
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Robert Towne
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