1934 - Today
Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934) is an American screenwriter and director. He started with writing films for Roger Corman including The Tomb of Ligeia (1964). Later, he was a part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Robert Towne has received more than 1,045,105 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Towne is the 855th most popular film director (down from 754th in 2019), the 5,571st most popular biography from United States (down from 4,844th in 2019) and the 215th most popular American Film Director.
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Among film directors, Robert Towne ranks 855 out of 1,581. Before him are George Sidney, Paul Morrissey, Dorothy Arzner, Raymond Bernard, Christian Petzold, and Ferzan Özpetek. After him are Yash Chopra, Tran Anh Hung, Bob Rafelson, Pyotr Todorovsky, Shane Black, and Cary Joji Fukunaga.
1916 - 2002
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 849
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 850
1897 - 1979
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 851
1891 - 1977
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 852
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 853
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 854
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 855
1932 - 2012
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 856
1962 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 857
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 858
1925 - 2013
HPI: 48.25
Rank: 859
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 860
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 861
Among people born in 1934, Robert Towne ranks 280. Before him are Karl-Josef Rauber, Glenn Davis, Martín Pando, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, Miroslav Ondříček, and Francisco J. Ayala. After him are Shirley Douglas, Henry Cooper, Roger Norrington, Lew Hoad, Vladislao Cap, and Enrique Mateos.
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 274
1934 - 2009
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 275
1934 - 2021
HPI: 48.39
Rank: 276
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 277
1934 - 2015
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 278
1934 - 2023
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 279
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 280
1934 - 2020
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 281
1934 - 2011
HPI: 48.22
Rank: 282
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 283
1934 - 1994
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 284
1934 - 1982
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 285
1934 - 2001
HPI: 48.14
Rank: 286
Among people born in United States, Robert Towne ranks 5,571 out of 18,182. Before him are Stan Kenton (1911), Will Rogers (1879), Tony Accardo (1906), Ray Allen (1975), Daniel Webster (1782), and Zane Grey (1872). After him are Wendell Willkie (1892), George Calnan (1900), Paul Theroux (1941), Jonathan M. Wainwright (1883), Stephen A. Douglas (1813), and Joseph Brant (1742).
1911 - 1979
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,565
1879 - 1935
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,566
1906 - 1992
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,567
1975 - Present
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 5,568
1782 - 1852
HPI: 48.34
Rank: 5,569
1872 - 1939
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 5,570
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 5,571
1892 - 1944
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 5,572
1900 - 1933
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 5,573
1941 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 5,574
1883 - 1953
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 5,575
1813 - 1861
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 5,576
1742 - 1807
HPI: 48.31
Rank: 5,577
Among film directors born in United States, Robert Towne ranks 215. Before him are Bill Condon (1955), Alexander Mackendrick (1912), Budd Boetticher (1916), George Sidney (1916), Paul Morrissey (1938), and Dorothy Arzner (1897). After him are Bob Rafelson (1933), Shane Black (1961), Cary Joji Fukunaga (1977), Mitchell Leisen (1898), Rob Marshall (1960), and John Lee Hancock (1956).
1955 - Present
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 209
1912 - 1993
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 210
1916 - 2001
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 211
1916 - 2002
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 212
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 213
1897 - 1979
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 214
1934 - Present
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 215
1933 - 2022
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 216
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 217
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 218
1898 - 1972
HPI: 48.23
Rank: 219
1960 - Present
HPI: 48.18
Rank: 220
1956 - Present
HPI: 48.16
Rank: 221