Robert Towne

Birthdate:
November 23, 1934
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California

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  • Oscar Winner Sydney Pollack Dies at 73

    ...Pollack had a reputation for being a painstaking craftsman -- "relentless and meticulous," screenwriter and friend Robert Towne once said. "His films have a lyrical quality like great music, and the timing is impeccable," cinematographer......

  • 'Factotum'

    ...sending off stories to the Black Sparrow Press, Bukowski's eventual publishers. The outline is reminiscent of Robert Towne 's beautiful film of "Ask the Dust" by Fante (Bukowski's literary idol), but without the lyricism or poetry......

  • 'Ask the Dust'

    "Ask the Dust" gives writer-director Robert Towne the chance to rebuild the Los Angeles of the early 1930s -- the city of his dreams, apparently, as well as the setting......

  • Revamped Allen Film Adds Farrell, McGregor

    ...comedy "Scoop," is set for release on July 28. Farrell was most recently seen (by one or two people) in Robert Towne 's "Ask the Dust." Presumably he'll attract more attention later this summer in "Miami Vice ." McGregor......

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