Robert Towne
Writing
Born: 1934-11-23 · San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: 2024-07-01
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 W
🎬 Movies (30)
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
2019
Self
Salinger
2013
Self - Screenwriter
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008
Self
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
2008
Self
Ask the Dust
2006
Director
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
2005
Self
Suspect Zero
2004
Professor Dates (uncredited)
A Decade Under the Influence
2003
Self
Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film
2002
Self (uncredited)
A Sad Flower in the Sand
2001
Self
Rescued from the Closet
2001
Self
Mission: Impossible II
2000
Screenplay
Billy Wilder: The Human Comedy
1998
Self
Without Limits
1998
Writer
Cadillac Desert: Water and the Transformation of Nature
1997
Self - Screenwriter, 'Chinatown'
Mission: Impossible
1996
Screenplay
Love Affair
1994
Screenplay
The Firm
1993
Screenplay
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
Sparks Moran (archive footage)
Days of Thunder
1990
Screenplay
The Two Jakes
1990
Writer
Tequila Sunrise
1988
Screenplay
Frantic
1988
Additional Writing
The Pick-up Artist
1987
Stan
Tough Guys Don't Dance
1987
Additional Writing
The Bedroom Window
1987
Executive Producer
8 Million Ways to Die
1986
Additional Writing
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
1984
Screenplay
Deal of the Century
1983
Additional Writing
Personal Best
1982
Director
