Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay essayist of “Cleanser,” “The Last Detail” and other acclaimed films whose work on “Chinatown” turned into a model of the craftsmanship Home and characterized the fatigued charm of his local Los Angeles, has kicked the bucket. He was 89. Towne passed on Monday encompassed by family at his home in Los Angeles, said marketing expert Carri McClure. She declined to remark on any reason for death. In an industry that brought forth regretful kids about the essayist’s status, Towne for a period held notoriety practically identical to the entertainers and chiefs he worked with. Through his kinships with two of the greatest stars of the 1960s and ’70s, Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, he composed or co-thought of a portion of the mark movies of a period when specialists held a strange degree of inventive control. The interesting “auteur” among screenwriters, Towne figured out how to bring a profoundly private and compelling vision of Los Angeles onto the screen.
“It’s a city that is so deceptive,” Towne told The Press. “It’s the westernmost west of America. It’s a kind of spot after all other options have run out. It’s where, in a word, individuals go to make their fantasies materialize. What’s more, they’re perpetually disheartened.”
