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Revered screenwriter Robert Towne dies aged 89
BBC via Yahoo News Singapore· 18 hours agoHe also wrote 1990 racing drama Days of Thunder and 1993 legal thriller The Firm, both of which starred Tom Cruise. And when Cruise launched the Mission:...
Robert Towne, Oscar-Winning Screenwriter Who Penned ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 89
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day ago“Forget it, Jake. It’s Chinatown.”Those words, immortalized in film history, were penned by Robert...
Robert Towne Dies: Oscar-Winning ‘Chinatown’ Screenwriter Who Also Penned ‘Shampoo’, ‘The Last...
Deadline via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoRobert Towne, who won an Oscar for his Chinatown original screenplay and was nominated for his...
Robert Towne, Writer of ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 89
Variety via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 day agoWriter-director Robert Towne, an Oscar winner for his original script for “Chinatown” and an acknowledged master of the art of screenwriting, has died....
How the US Navy tried — and failed — to sink carrier USS America for weeks
INSIDER via Yahoo News Singapore· 5 days agoThe USS America's sinking followed decades of service — and weeks of bombardment. Sinking an...