Robert Towne
ABOUT ROBERT TOWNE
Director and screenwriter who won an Oscar for writing the screenplay for the Roman Polanski film Chinatown. He wrote the critically acclaimed 1973 film The Last Detail.
He was born in Los Angeles.
He directed the film Ask the Dust, which starred Salma Hayek and Colin Farrell . In 1971, he appeared as the character Richard in the movie Drive, He Said.
He had two children and was married to Julie Payne and Luisa Gaule.
He wrote the screenplay for Mission: Impossible starring Tom Cruise .
