America's well-known writer and film director Robert Towne died in Los Angeles. 89-year-old Robert Towne breathed his last on Monday. This information was given by Robert's publicist Carrie McClure on Wednesday morning.
However, he did not reveal the cause of Robert Towne's death. Let us tell you that Robert Towne is one of the prestigious writers of Hollywood. He was awarded the Oscar Award for 'Chinatown'.
Apart from this, he was also nominated for 'The Last Detail', 'Shampoo' and 'Greystroke'. He was honoured with the 'Lifetime Achievement' award by the 'Writers Guild of America' in 1997. Robert was a famous screenwriter.
He was so skilled in his writing that he was honoured with many prestigious awards for his excellent work. Apart from the Oscar, Robert has been honoured with the BAFTA, Golden Globe Award and WGA Award. During a long career that began in the 1960s, when Robert worked as an actor and writer for film director Roger Corman, Robert became the most demanding scriptwriter in film history.
Robert released three critical and commercial hits 'The Last Detail', 'Chinatown' and 'Shampoo' within 14 months in the 1970s. The scripts of all three films were nominated for Oscars, out of which Robert was awarded the Oscar for 'Chinatown'. Born on November 23, 1934, Robert Towne started his career with the script of 1960's 'Last Woman on Earth'.
Then Robert did great writing for TV series like 'The Outer Limits', 'The Man from UNCLE' and 'The Lloyd Bridges Show' in the ea.