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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of ‘Chinatown,’ dies at 89
Robert Towne, a legendary screenwriter who won an Academy Award for "Chinatown," has died. He was 89. Towne died at his home in Los Angeles on Monday surrounded by his family, his publicist Carri McClure said. Along with "Chinatown," (1974) which starred Jack Nicholson as a private eye hired by Faye …
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