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3 days ago · July 2, 2024 3:46 PM PT. Robert Towne, the screenwriting icon who won an Academy Award for his original script for “Chinatown,” died Monday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 89. His publicist ...
4 days ago · Mr. Towne was born Robert Bertram Schwartz on Nov. 23, 1934, in Los Angeles, and spent his early years in the blue-collar fishing port of San Pedro, Calif. When he was about 7, he saw his first ...
20 hours ago · Towne was slated to direct his own script for a sequel to “Chinatown,” “The Two Jakes,” but the project was plagued with problems. Towne is survived by his wife, Luisa Towne; two daughters: Chiara Towne, from his second marriage, and Katharine Towne, from his marriage to Payne; and his brother, Roger.
3 days ago · Payne died in 2019, but the two are survived by their daughter, actress Katharine Towne. Robert Towne is also survived by his daughter Chiara, whom he shared with his second wife, Luisa Gaule.
3 days ago · 0:51. Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter known for his work on the films “Chinatown” and “The Last Detail,” has died. He was 89. Towne “passed away peacefully at home” on ...
4 days ago · Towne had a daughter, Katharine, with his first wife, Julie Payne (the daughter of actors John Payne and Anne Shirley); the marriage ended in divorce. He also had a daughter, Chiara, with his ...
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3 days ago · Towne also wrote and directed 1988's Tequila Sunrise, starring Mel Gibson and Michelle Pfeiffer; and was credited as a "consulting producer" on the 2014-15 season of TV's Mad Men. Towne is survived by his second wife Luisa, and daughters Chiara and Katharine.
