Robert Towne

Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz;Easy Riders, Raging Bulls by Peter Biskind page 30, 1999 Bloomsbury edition According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905-1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/39461  November 23, 1934 – July 1, 2024) was an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. 

Towne 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). Towne also wrote the sequel, The Two Jakes (1990).

Towne was also known for his screenplays for The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo (1975); and the first two Mission: Impossible movies.

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).

Towne died on July 1, 2024 at the age of 89, at his home in Los Angeles, California.

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