Celebrated for his mastery of dialogue, he also contributed (though without credit) to the scripts of “Bonnie and Clyde” and ...

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other films whose script for "Chinatown ...

Robert Towne, the screenwriting legend best known for penning the Oscar-winning neo-noir Chinatown, died Monday at 89. His ...

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenwriter known for his work on the films “Chinatown” and “The Last Detail,” has died. He ...

NPR's Scott Simon remembers screenwriter Robert Towne, who died this week. Towne won an Oscar for Chinatown, which is ...

Robert Towne, who won an Oscar for his 'Chinatown' screenplay and was nominated for 'The Last Detail,' 'Shampoo' and 'Greystoke' scripts, died July 2 at 89.

Robert Towne – who died Monday at 89 – was more than just an Oscar winner, more than a mere successful screenwriter. He was ...

Robert Towne, the Hollywood writer whose "Chinatown" script is often described as the greatest screenplay ever written, has ...

Legendary Hollywood screenwriter Robert Towne, best known for writing the Oscar-winning “Chinatown” and other critically acclaimed classics, died at the age of 89 on Monday in his native Los ...

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of "Shampoo," "The Last Detail" and other acclaimed films whose work on "Chinatown" became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded ...

Robert Towne, who won an Oscar for his Chinatown original screenplay and was nominated for his Shampoo, The Last Detail and Greystoke scripts, died Monday at his home. He was 89. PR firm McClure ...

Robert Towne, who's career spanned some of the biggest classics of the New Hollywood era of filmmaking, has died at the age ...