Robert Townea super famous screenwriter who won an Oscar for his script for “Chinatown” is dead.
Robert died Monday at his home in Los Angeles, according to a statement from his agent on Tuesday, Carrie McClure. The cause of death was not revealed.
In addition to winning an Oscar for the 1974 classic “Chinatown,” Robert also wrote two other major films in the 1970s… “The Last Detail” and “Shampoo.”
Robert is also known for writing the 1988 film “Tequila Sunrise”… starring Mel Gibson It is Michelle Pfeiffer.
A respected figure in Hollywood, Robert was one of the most sought-after screenwriters of all time… often being hired to tweak scripts and correct them.
Some famous examples… Warren Beatty ran to Robert for help in 1967’s “Bonnie and Clyde” and Robert prepared the Marlon Brando garden scene in 1972’s “The Godfather”, even receiving a mention in Francis Ford CoppolaOscar acceptance speech.
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10/16/09
TMZ.com
The last time we had Robert come out was in 2009 when he spoke to one of our photographers about his “Chinatown” script and talked about working with Roman Polanski It is Tom Cruise.
Robert wrote two films starring Tom in the 1990s… “Days of Thunder” and “The Firm”… and he has credits on the first two “Mission: Impossible” action films.
The RT was 89.
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