Biography
Robert Towne was an American screenwriter and director. He started writing films for Roger Corman, including The Tomb of Ligeia in 1964, and was later part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking.
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Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1975
- Edgar Awards · 1975
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1985 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1976 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1975 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1974 · nominated
Filmography39 titles
The Godfather
You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story
Mad Men
Chinatown
The Outer Limits
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
Bonnie and Clyde
The Yakuza
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Mission: Impossible
The Last Detail
The Parallax View
What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael
The Firm
Frantic
Heaven Can Wait
Without Limits
Salinger
Days of Thunder
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
The Bedroom Window
Villa Rides
The Tomb of Ligeia
Mission: Impossible II
Tequila Sunrise
The Two Jakes
Personal Best
Shampoo
Drive, He Said
Suspect Zero
8 Million Ways to Die
Ask the Dust
Love Affair
The Zodiac Killer
Tough Guys Don't Dance
Deal of the Century
Last Woman on Earth
Creature from the Haunted Sea