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Aliases: P. H. Vasak , Роберт Таун

Gender: Male

Place of birth: San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 54

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

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 West magazine article on Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles. Towne also wrote the sequel, The Two Jakes (1990); the Hal Ashby comedy-dramas The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo (1975); and the first two Mission: Impossible films. 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).

Most Famous Work

The Outer Limits
Average
8

The Outer Limits

(1963) Writer
Chinatown
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8

Chinatown

(1974) Screenplay
Mission: Impossible
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7

Mission: Impossible

(1996) Screenplay
Mission: Impossible II
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6

Mission: Impossible II

(2000) Screenplay
Orca
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6

Orca

(1977) Screenplay
The Firm
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7

The Firm

(1993) Screenplay
The Lloyd Bridges Show
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5

The Lloyd Bridges Show

(1962) Writer
Tequila Sunrise
Average
6

Tequila Sunrise

(1988) Director

Acting

Writing

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2006 Director
1998 Director
1988 Director
1982 Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

Crew

Year Role Movie/Tv
1988 Additional Writing
1987 Additional Writing
1986 Additional Writing
1983 Additional Writing
1978 Additional Writing
1974 Additional Writing
1972 Additional Writing
Additional Writing
1971 Additional Writing
Additional Writing
1967 Additional Writing
Year Role Movie/Tv

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
1987 Executive Producer
1982 Producer
Year Role Movie/Tv

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