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American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024)
Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934 – July 1, 2024) was an American screenwriter and director. He started writing films for
Robert_Towne
American actress
was screenwriter Robert Towne. Towne married actor Simon Helberg on July 7, 2007. They have a daughter Adeline, and a son, Wilder Towne Helberg. Guthrie
Jocelyn_Towne
1974 film by Roman Polanski
American neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski and written by Robert Towne. It stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, with supporting performances
Chinatown_(1974_film)
Upcoming film by Brad Bird
influences for both story and style and even consulted with Chinatown writer Robert Towne on how to craft a compelling mystery. Bird had previously attempted a
Ray_Gunn
Surname list
Look up towne in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Towne, an archaic spelling of the word town, is a surname, and may refer to: Benjamin Towne publisher
Towne
1984 film by Hugh Hudson
To Be Made in West". The New York Times. p. 43. "Robert Towne". Creative Screenwriting. Meyers, Robert (1 September 1975). "Edgar Rice Burroughs' Days
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Greystoke:_The_Legend_of_Tarzan,_Lord_of_the_Apes
1973 film directed by Hal Ashby
American comedy-drama film directed by Hal Ashby, from a screenplay by Robert Towne, based on the 1970 novel by Darryl Ponicsan. The film stars Jack Nicholson
The_Last_Detail
1990 film by Jack Nicholson
Pesci and Roy Scheider, with screenwriter Robert Towne also at one point set to direct and producer Robert Evans set to co-star. Filming finally took
The_Two_Jakes
British actor (born 1980)
Massachusetts. Hunnam met actress Katharine Towne, daughter of actress Julie Payne and filmmaker Robert Towne, in 1999 when they both auditioned for roles
Charlie_Hunnam
1998 film by Robert Towne
1998 American biographical sports film. It is written and directed by Robert Towne and follows the relationship between record-breaking distance runner
Without_Limits
American actress (1940–2019)
Academy Award-winning screenwriter Robert Towne; they married in 1977 and divorced in 1982. Their daughter, Katharine Towne (b. 1978), began a career as an
Julie Payne (actress, born 1940)
Julie_Payne_(actress,_born_1940)
American filmmaker (born 1962)
a Chinatown (1974) prequel miniseries that he co-wrote with the late Robert Towne. It was confirmed in October 2024 that he would develop and work on the
David_Fincher
1988 film by Robert Towne
Sunrise is a 1988 American romantic crime film written and directed by Robert Towne, and starring Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Kurt Russell, with Raul
Tequila_Sunrise_(film)
1996 film by Brian De Palma
produced by and starring Tom Cruise from a screenplay by David Koepp and Robert Towne and story by Koepp and Steven Zaillian. Based on the 1966 television
Mission:_Impossible_(film)
1971 film by Jack Nicholson
directorial debut, and starring William Tepper, Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Robert Towne and Henry Jaglom. Based on the 1964 novel of the same name by Jeremy
Drive,_He_Said
American film director and producer (1926–2024)
by Robert Towne. Corman made no further Poes; AIP started up a fresh Poe cycle in the late 1960s, but Corman was not part of it. Corman got Towne to write
Roger_Corman
1975 film directed by Hal Ashby
as well as Carrie Fisher in her film debut. Co-written by Beatty and Robert Towne, the film follows a promiscuous Los Angeles hairdresser on Election Day
Shampoo_(film)
American actor and comedian (born 1980)
opposite Adam Driver. Helberg married actress Jocelyn Towne, the niece of screenwriter Robert Towne, on July 7, 2007. They have a daughter and a son. Helberg
Simon_Helberg
David Fincher, Robert Towne". Variety. Retrieved September 18, 2021. Fleming, Mike Jr. (November 19, 2019). "Netflix Teams Robert Towne And David Fincher
David Fincher's unrealized projects
David_Fincher's_unrealized_projects
American legal thriller film by Sydney Pollack
Theatrical release poster Directed by Sydney Pollack Screenplay by David Rabe Robert Towne David Rayfiel Based on The Firm by John Grisham Produced by Scott Rudin
The_Firm_(1993_film)
Film by Alfred Hitchcock
actor Orson Welles referred to it as a "masterpiece". The screenwriter Robert Towne remarked, "It's not much of an exaggeration to say that all contemporary
The_39_Steps_(1935_film)
American film production company
(2002, Steven Spielberg) The Bridge (2002) Carter Beats the Devil (2002, Robert Towne) The Light at the End of the Chunnel (2002) Bondswoman's Narrative (2002)
Cruise/Wagner_Productions
American actress (born 1961)
propositioned by older men in Hollywood, including Bob Fosse, Robert De Niro, and Robert Towne. Woody Allen invited her on a trip to Paris, but she realized
Mariel_Hemingway
1990 sports action drama film by Tony Scott
Jerry Bruckheimer. Robert Towne wrote the screenplay based on a story he co-wrote with Tom Cruise. The film stars Cruise, Robert Duvall, Randy Quaid
Days_of_Thunder
1974 US political thriller film by Alan J. Pakula
the screenplay they see an assassination more like that of Robert F. Kennedy. Robert Towne did an uncredited rewrite of the screenplay. Joseph Frady (Warren
The_Parallax_View
2006 film
book Ask the Dust by John Fante. The film was written and directed by Robert Towne, and was his final film. Tom Cruise (with Paula Wagner and Cruise/Wagner
Ask_the_Dust_(film)
Novel by John Fante
novel influenced Charles Bukowski significantly. In 2006, screenwriter Robert Towne adapted the novel into a film, Ask the Dust, starring Salma Hayek and
Ask_the_Dust
Action spy film series
Koepp & Robert Towne David Koepp & Steven Zaillian Tom Cruise & Paula Wagner Mission: Impossible 2 May 24, 2000 (2000-05-24) John Woo Robert Towne Brannon
Mission: Impossible (film series)
Mission:_Impossible_(film_series)
2000 film by John Woo
2000 American action spy film directed by John Woo from a screenplay by Robert Towne, and produced by and starring Tom Cruise. It is a standalone sequel to
Mission:_Impossible_2
1961 film by Roger Corman
from the Black Lagoon), concerning a secret agent, XK150 (played by Robert Towne credited as Edward Wain), who uses the name "Sparks Moran" in order to
Creature_from_the_Haunted_Sea
Award ceremony for films of 2024
producer Teri Garr – actress Cheng Pei-pei – actress John Amos – actor Robert Towne – director, writer Bill Cobbs – actor Lisa Westcott – makeup artist Barry
97th_Academy_Awards
1986 film by Hal Ashby
the screen. The screenplay was written by Oliver Stone, an uncredited Robert Towne and David Lee Henry (R. Lance Hill using a pseudonym). An alcoholic Los
8_Million_Ways_to_Die
US film distribution and production company
year, the company released its inaugural film Personal Best directed by Robert Towne. In 1990, The Geffen Film Company was renamed and reorganized as Geffen
The_Geffen_Film_Company
1964 horror film by Roger Corman
his dead wife and her effect on his second marriage. The screenplay by Robert Towne was based upon the short story "Ligeia" by American author Edgar Allan
The_Tomb_of_Ligeia
1978 film by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry
instrument he played was also changed; in Here Comes Mr. Jordan, Pendleton (Robert Montgomery) assays "The Last Rose of Summer" on the alto saxophone, and
Heaven_Can_Wait_(1978_film)
1967 film by Arthur Penn
screenplay was written by David Newman and Robert Benton (with uncredited contributions by Beatty and Robert Towne); Beatty also produced the film. The film
Bonnie_and_Clyde_(film)
1976 film by John Schlesinger
Doc pining for Janeway at several points. The ending was rewritten by Robert Towne; it has been speculated that this was because Hoffman was unhappy with
Marathon_Man_(film)
1982 American drama film by Robert Towne
Best is a 1982 American drama film written, produced and directed by Robert Towne in his directional debut. It stars Mariel Hemingway as track runner Chris
Personal_Best_(film)
Alcoholic cocktail
starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Mel Gibson, and Kurt Russell and directed by Robert Towne. On June 25, 2023, the Marin History Museum placed a historical marker
Tequila_sunrise
American cinematographer (1935–2020)
of Photography for directors Hal Ashby, Philip Kaufman, Martin Ritt, Robert Towne, Michael Caton-Jones, Andrew Davis, and Ivan Reitman. He occasionally
Michael Chapman (cinematographer)
Michael_Chapman_(cinematographer)
1984 US sports drama film by Barry Levinson
first adaptation. In October 1981, Roger Towne, a Columbia Pictures story editor and brother of Robert Towne, quit to produce and write the screenplay
The_Natural_(film)
1974 film by Francis Ford Coppola
Arts and Sciences. Retrieved October 2, 2011. Oscars (May 22, 2014). Robert Towne Wins Best Original Screenplay for 'Chinatown' | 47th Oscars (1975). Retrieved
The_Conversation
Mob Angela de Marco Jonathan Demme Tequila Sunrise Jo Ann Vallenari Robert Towne Dangerous Liaisons Madame Marie de Tourvel Stephen Frears 1989 The Fabulous
List of Michelle Pfeiffer performances
List_of_Michelle_Pfeiffer_performances
Best screenplay not based upon previously published material
Robert Towne won for Chinatown (1975).
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
Academy_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay
British film editor
Stone Hell High Douglas Grossman 1988 Tequila Sunrise Robert Towne First collaboration with Robert Towne 1990 State of Grace Phil Joanou 1992 The Mambo Kings
Claire_Simpson
Park Steve Box —N/a 2006 Ask the Dust Heitor Pereira & Ramin Djawadi Robert Towne —N/a Curious George Heitor Pereira Matthew O'Callaghan Executive score
Hans_Zimmer_discography
American writer (1909–1983)
A. novelist." He has also been cited as a precursor to Beat writers. Robert Towne has called Ask the Dust the greatest novel ever written about Los Angeles
John_Fante
1994 film by Glenn Gordon Caron
Glenn Gordon Caron and produced by Warren Beatty from a screenplay by Robert Towne and Beatty, based on the 1939 screenplay by Delmer Daves and Donald Ogden
Love_Affair_(1994_film)
Allen 2 Awards Warren Beatty Mark Boal Paddy Chayefsky Larry Gelbart Robert Towne Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay BAFTA Award for Best Original
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay
Writers_Guild_of_America_Award_for_Best_Original_Screenplay
American cinematographer (1926–2003)
1976 Marathon Man 1987 Black Widow Bob Rafelson 1988 Tequila Sunrise Robert Towne 1991 Class Action Michael Apted 1992 Jennifer 8 Bruce Robinson 1993 Searching
Conrad_Hall
2022 biographical drama miniseries
Rosie Molina Lynn Adrianna Freedman as Madolina Colombo Ian Michaels as Robert Towne Allen Marsh as Alvin Sargent Sole Bovelli as Simonetta Stefanelli Jake
The_Offer
1968 Western war film by Buzz Kulik
of Villa and had Robert Towne rewrite the script, with Kulik brought on as director. Towne later said he did this as a favor for Robert Evans, head of Paramount
Villa_Rides
1977 thriller film by Michael Anderson
Vincenzoni nor his co-writer Sergio Donati were native English speakers, Robert Towne was hired as an uncredited script doctor to touch up dialogue. Location
Orca_(1977_film)
Films directed or produced by Roger Corman
Powers incident with a script written by Robert Towne that Corman claims was not finished in time a biopic on Robert E. Lee for United Artists (early 1960s)
Roger_Corman_filmography
American screenwriter and director (born 1963)
Yes Yes No Short film 1996 Mission: Impossible No Yes No Wrote with Robert Towne and Steven Zaillian The Trigger Effect Yes Yes No 1997 The Lost World:
David_Koepp
American cinematographer and film director (born 1944)
Jon Turteltaub The Passion of the Christ Mel Gibson 2006 Ask the Dust Robert Towne 2008 Killshot John Madden The Spiderwick Chronicles Mark Waters 2009
Caleb_Deschanel
American playwright and screenwriter (born 1940)
War (1989) State of Grace (with Dennis McIntyre, 1990) The Firm (with Robert Towne and David Rayfiel, 1993) Hurlyburly (1998) In the Boom Boom Room (adapted
David_Rabe
1988 film by Roman Polanski
hotel manager Dominique Pinon as wino Yves Rénier as the French inspector Robert M. Ground as the former cop John Mahoney as US Embassy official Williams
Frantic_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
American physician Bobby Schwartz (Robert Benjamin Schwartz, born 1956), American motorcycle speedway racer Robert Towne (Robert Bertram Schwartz, 1934–2024)
Robert_Schwartz
1974 film by Sydney Pollack
Pollack, and starring Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian Keith and Keiko Kishi. The screenplay by Paul Schrader and Robert Towne is from a story by Schrader's
The_Yakuza
Passes Away at 67". Il Messaggero. 1 July 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024. "Robert Towne Dies: Oscar-Winning 'Chinatown' Screenwriter Was 89". Deadline. 2 July
2024_in_film
American actress (born 1958)
(1988) but experienced creative and personal differences with director Robert Towne, who later described her as the "most difficult" actress he had worked
Michelle_Pfeiffer
Writer hired to rewrite an existing script
there." Quentin Tarantino: It's Pat (1994) and Crimson Tide (1995). Robert Towne: Bonnie and Clyde (1967), The Godfather (1972), and Armageddon (1998)
Script_doctor
American filmmaker and animator (born 1937)
planning another film titled The Little Blue Whale with screenwriter Robert Towne. The planned film was about a little girl and her animal friends who
Don_Bluth
1975 film awards ceremony
Seed as Margaret Stephenson Best Screenplay Chinatown – Robert Towne The Last Detail – Robert Towne Blazing Saddles – Mel Brooks, Norman Steinberg, Andrew
28th British Academy Film Awards
28th_British_Academy_Film_Awards
1972 film by Richard Fleischer
scenes for his character Andy Kilvinski; Sillipant was not available, so Robert Towne was hired for two weeks (the production was already filming) at a fee
The_New_Centurions
Cobbs – The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Starletta DuPois – Death Wish Robert Englund – Buster and Billie Jeff Goldblum – Death Wish Gloria Guida – Monika
1974_in_film
Film production company (1959–1968)
Bogdanovich, Charles B. Griffith, Curtis Harrington, Jack Hill, Monte Hellman, Robert Towne and Jack Nicholson. Corman established his own company, Palo Alto Productions
The_Filmgroup
American colonial newspaper
time Galloway and Wharton had sold their shares of the Chronicle to a Robert Towne, who in turn made many attempts to persuade Goddard to sell his newspaper
Pennsylvania_Chronicle
Awards presented in recognition of the worst in film
Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2011. "Robert Downey Jr., Adam Sandler, Glenn Close earn worst actor nods from Razzie
Golden_Raspberry_Awards
1972 American film by Michael Ritchie
the campaigns". He also said that without the help he received from Robert Towne he would not have been able to complete the script. The character of
The_Candidate_(1972_film)
1960 American science-fiction film directed by Roger Corman
appears to have wiped out all human life on earth. The screenplay is by Robert Towne, who also acted in the film under the pseudonym Edward Wain. The music
Last_Woman_on_Earth
31st episode of the 1st season of The Outer Limits
the shape in which a man finds his humanity is not always a human one." Robert Duvall – as Louis Mace Howard Caine – as Leon Chambers Henry Brandon – as
The Chameleon (The Outer Limits)
The_Chameleon_(The_Outer_Limits)
Canadian screenwriter
proved to be difficult. The studio brought on both Oliver Stone, and Robert Towne to do drafts of the script, before ultimately going back to Hill for
R._Lance_Hill
American film director (born 1946)
$325,000. The film was directed by Sydney Pollack and starred Robert Mitchum. Robert Towne, best known for Chinatown, also received a credit for his rewrite
Paul_Schrader
American actress (born 1941)
Long (2001), p. 178. Chinatown Revisited with Roman Polanski, Robert Evans and Robert Towne (Documentary). Paramount Pictures. 1999. World Entertainment
Faye_Dunaway
English painter
from the viewpoint of screenwriter and producer in the eponymous film Robert Towne. She has shown internationally, with solo exhibitions at Hamburger Bahnhof
Sarah_Morris
1998 film by Michael Bay
involved included Paul Attanasio, Ann Biderman, Scott Rosenberg and Robert Towne. Originally, it was Hensleigh's script, based on Pool's original, that
Armageddon_(1998_film)
1981 historical drama film epic by Warren Beatty
and a half months fixing it. Beatty also collaborated with his friends Robert Towne, Peter Feibleman, and Elaine May to continue polishing the script after
Reds_(film)
1987 film by Norman Mailer
Lewis as Merwyn Finney Ed Setrakian as Lawyer The script was revised by Robert Towne, a script doctor. The production was filmed on location in Provincetown
Tough_Guys_Don't_Dance_(film)
Puerto Rican actor (1940–1994)
courtrooms and studied the court system. Also in 1990, he appeared opposite Robert Redford in Havana, but chose to remain uncredited because the director,
Raul_Julia
Day of the year
(born 2004) 2024 – Ismail Kadare, Albanian novelist (born 1936) 2024 – Robert Towne, American screenwriter (born 1934) 2025 – Alex Delvecchio, Canadian ice
July_1
Category of film award
Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes was initially adapted by screenwriter Robert Towne, but he removed his name from the credits because he was unhappy with
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
Academy_Award_for_Best_Adapted_Screenplay
American musician, composer, arranger (1937–2000)
Heart Beat John Byrum 1981 Cutter's Way Ivan Passer 1982 Personal Best Robert Towne with Jill Fraser Cannery Row David S. Ward An Officer and a Gentleman
Jack_Nitzsche
American actor (1912–1989)
his death. His oldest daughter, Julie, was married to writer-director Robert Towne from 1977 to 1982. Payne was a Republican, and in October 1960 he was
John_Payne_(actor)
Trap,' Al Pacino, Robert Pattinson, James Franco Also Join". IndieWire. March 24, 2015. "Harmony Korine Says 'The Trap' With Robert Pattinson Is A "Super
List of abandoned and unfinished films
List_of_abandoned_and_unfinished_films
Film by James Toback
Angie Kempf as Jack's Student Polly Draper as Pat Victor Argo as Harris Robert Towne as Stan Lorraine Bracco as Carla Fred Melamed as George Joe Spinell as
The Pick-up Artist (1987 film)
The_Pick-up_Artist_(1987_film)
Award ceremony for films of 1974
The New York Times, March 4, 2001. Accessed May 29, 2008. Schulzinger, Robert D., "A Time for Peace: The Legacy of the Vietnam War", page 155, Oxford
47th_Academy_Awards
British film industry award
following year. indicates the winner A1 : According to the BAFTA database, Robert Towne received a single joint award for two different films. "BAFTA | Film
BAFTA Award for Best Screenplay
BAFTA_Award_for_Best_Screenplay
American anthology television series (1963–1965)
the series' episodes than anyone. Future Oscar-winning screenwriter Robert Towne (Chinatown) wrote "The Chameleon", the final Season 1 episode. A pair
The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)
The_Outer_Limits_(1963_TV_series)
Award ceremony for films of 1973
Wasserman Lawrence Weingarten During the awards ceremony a streaker named Robert Opel ran across the stage naked while flashing a peace sign with his hand
46th_Academy_Awards
Secret Show, Chairface Chippendale in The Tick), dies at age 77. July 1: Robert Towne, American screenwriter and director (Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland)
2024_in_animation
Award for film, television, radio and video game writing
Jeremy Larner * 1974: Save the Tiger – Steve Shagan 1975: Chinatown – Robert Towne * 1976: Dog Day Afternoon – Frank Pierson * 1977: Network – Paddy Chayefsky
Writers Guild of America Awards
Writers_Guild_of_America_Awards
Award ceremony for films of 1984
submissions to the 57th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film Robert Towne was credited as P. H. Vazak Not counting the non-competitive Special
57th_Academy_Awards
Film festival in Massachusetts, US
Gena Rowlands 1996 66 Helena Bonham Carter 1997 31 Holly Hunter 1998 40 Robert Towne 64 Annette Bening 1999 41 Kevin Spacey 39 Ellen Burstyn 2000 67 Jeff
Boston_Film_Festival
Annual US film award ceremony
(L'histoire d'Adèle H.) Henry Gibson – Nashville Lily Tomlin – Nashville Robert Towne and Warren Beatty – Shampoo John Alcott – Barry Lyndon The Magic Flute
1975 National Society of Film Critics Awards
1975_National_Society_of_Film_Critics_Awards
Warner Bros. Pictures Roman Polanski (director/screenplay); Gerard Brach, Robert Towne (screenplay); Harrison Ford, Betty Buckley, John Mahoney, Emmanuelle
List of American films of 1988
List_of_American_films_of_1988
1994 American action comedy film by John Landis
III, but...I read the script". Rejected ideas for Cop III included a Robert Towne screenplay (in which Foley has to deal with his celebrity status), a
Beverly_Hills_Cop_III
Bank based in Virginia, United States
TowneBank is a bank headquartered in Suffolk, Virginia with 44 branches in Virginia and North Carolina. They have owned the naming rights to TowneBank
TowneBank
American television spy drama series (1964–1968)
U.N.C.L.E.). The original name for the show was Ian Fleming's Solo. Robert Towne, Sherman Yellen, and Harlan Ellison later wrote scripts for the series
The_Man_from_U.N.C.L.E.
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