Acclaimed screenwriter Robert Towne has died. Towne is best known for writing the screenplay for 1974’s Chinatown, which was nominated for multiple Oscars including Best Original Screenplay, which it won in 1975. Half a century later, Chinatown has stood the test of time, and Towne’s script is widely regarded as one of the greatest screenplays ever written.
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