'Chinatown,' 'Shampoo' Screenwriter Was 89
Robert Towne, the screenwriter as superstar whose Oscar-winning work on the 1974 classic Chinatown is widely recognized as the gold standard for movie scripts, has died. He was 89.
Towne died Monday at his home in Los Angeles, publicist Carri McClure... [7265 chars]
Source: Hollywood Reporter
