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Birth Name: Robert Bertram Schwartz
Age: 89, born 23 November 1934
Country of origin: 
United States
Currently Residing In: United States
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Luisa Towne
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In Praise of Pauline Kael
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Oscars 1975 Winners (My Version)
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Robert Towne is an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor. He was part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. He is best known for his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's "Chinatown" (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest screenplays ever written. He later said it was inspired by a chapter in Carey McWilliams's "Southern California Country: An Island on the Land" (1946) and a West magazine article on "Raymond Chandler's Los Angeles". Towne also wrote the sequel, "The Two Jakes" (1990); the Hal Ashby comedy-dramas "The Last Deta
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5. The Firm (1993)
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1. Suspect Zero (2004)
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2. Shampoo
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3. The Pick-Up Artist (1987)
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4. The Kid Stays in the Picture (2002)
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5. A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
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1. Tequila Sunrise (1988)
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2. Ask the Dust
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3. Without Limits (1998)
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shotswerefired added this to a list 1 year, 11 months ago
In Praise of Pauline Kael (15 person items)" "She created a tremendous amount of attention both to herself and to "Bonnie and Clyde" with her review - which changed the face of reviewing. The first reviews of the movie were so bad, everywhere, that you just thought, 'Well, that's it for this movie'... And then Pauline reviewed it in such a spectacular way that it caused a counter reaction." "
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