What is Robert Towne's full name?
Robert Bertram Schwartz
Robert Towne nickname(s):
Robert Bertram Schwartz, Robert Towne
Robert Towne date of birth:
November 23, 1934
How old is Robert Towne?
91
Where was Robert Towne born?
Los Angeles, California, USA
Robert Towne body shape:
Average
What color are Robert Towne's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Robert Towne's hair?
Grey
Is Robert Towne gay or straight?
Straight
What is Robert Towne's ethnicity?
White
What is Robert Towne nationality?
American
What is Robert Towne's occupation?
Writer, director, producer, actor, author
Robert Towne claim to fame:
Wrote Chinatown, Shampoo, Mission Impossible
Who is Robert Towne's father?
Lou Schwartz
Who is Robert Towne's mother?
Helen
Robert Towne family:
Katharine Towne (daughter), John Payne (former father in law)
Short Biography
Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz; November 23, 1934) is an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. His most notable work was his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest movie screenplays ever written. He also wrote its sequel The Two Jakes in 1990, and wrote the Hal Ashby comedy-dramas The Last Detail (1973), and Shampoo (1975), as well as the first two Mission Impossible films (1996, 2000).