Screenwriter Robert Towne is considered one of the greatest of all time in his field.
Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning Hollywood screenwriter behind hits like “Chinatown” and “Mission: Impossible,” has passed away.Towne died Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles, according publicist Carri McClure. She declined to comment on the cause of death.
Towne got work as a script doctor, touching up popular films like “Bonnie and Clyde,” before he broke through in 1973 with his script for Hal Ashby’s “The Last Detail,” starring Jack Nicholson. Other credits include “The Yakuza,” “Shampoo,” “The Two Jakes” and “Love Affair.” Towne also wrote scripts for Tom Cruise films like “Days of Thunder” and his first two “Mission: Impossible” movies in the franchise that remains popular and active today.
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