Robert Towne

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  • Date of Birth: 23 November, 1934
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California
  • Biography: Robert Burton Towne (born November 23, 1934) is an American screenwriter and director.

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Friday night, screenwriter Robert Towne was feted following the 35th anniversary screening of his masterpiece, Chinatown . No one hit wonder, Mr. Towne's other screenwriting credits include Mission Impossible 1 and 2, Shampoo , The Firm and The Last Detail... ... Full Article

Robert Towne will receive the AFI Dallas Star Award in recognition of his career as a film-maker and screenwriter on the 35th anniversary of Chinatown . ... Full Article

The AFI, which honors those in front and behind the camera of movies and TV shows, will celebrate its selections at a Jan. 9 luncheon in Los Angeles. ... Full Article

Paul Newman the actor, director, race car driver, political activist and philanthropist has died - and a buoyant strain of the American spirit has gone with him. ... Full Article

Studio/Run Time: Warner Brothers, 109 mins. 10,000 B.C. takes place a long time ago in a galaxy that I think is supposed to be very, very near . ... Full Article

Now 10 years old, the Sarasota Film Festival is one of the most respected in the U.S. I've had a lot of great times there, from interviewing the late director Robert Altman to pissing off Oscar winning screenwriter Robert Towne... ... Full Article

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