FILM DIRECTOR

Robert Towne

1934 - 2024

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Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934 – July 1, 2024) 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. Towne wrote and won an Academy Award for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974); starring Jack Nicholson, widely considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written, as well as its sequel, The Two Jakes (1990). For Hal Ashby, he penned the comedy-dramas The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo (1975). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Robert Towne is the 794th most popular film director (up from 1,023rd in 2024), the 5,777th most popular biography from United States (up from 6,496th in 2019) and the 206th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Robert Towne ranks 795 out of 2,041. Before him are Stuart Rosenberg, Fatih Akin, Riccardo Freda, Edmund Goulding, Sean S. Cunningham, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, and David Miller. After him are Wolfgang Staudte, George Marshall, Frances Marion, George Sidney, and William Daniels.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Robert Towne ranks 289. Before him are Harrison Birtwistle, Robin Milner, Ernesto Brambilla, Maurice Godelier, Zlatko Papec, and Paolo Sardi. After him are Roberto Clemente, Anna Kashfi, Antigone Costanda, Roger Norrington, Johnny Haynes, and Ian Richardson. Among people deceased in 2024, Robert Towne ranks 275. Before him are Jesse Jane, Fuad Shukr, Don Murray, Clement Quartey, Shigeharu Ueki, and Daniela Hodrová. After him are Willi Koslowski, Shuntarō Tanikawa, John Haglelgam, Edna O'Brien, Frank Auerbach, and Paul Morrissey.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Towne ranks 5,777 out of 20,380. Before him are Hank Jones (1918), Leon Fleisher (1928), Eugene Odum (1913), James Burton (1939), Charles Yerkes (1837), and Robert Lockwood Jr. (1915). After him are Jane Toppan (1854), George Ritzer (1940), Blind Lemon Jefferson (1893), Eric Allin Cornell (1961), George Marshall (1891), and Frances Marion (1888).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Robert Towne ranks 207. Before him are Friz Freleng (1906), Timothy Treadwell (1957), Joshua Logan (1908), Eli Roth (1972), Stuart Rosenberg (1927), Sean S. Cunningham (1941), and David Miller (1909). After him are George Marshall (1891), Frances Marion (1888), George Sidney (1916), William Daniels (1901), and Richard C. Sarafian (1930).

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