Robert Towne
Robert Towne (born November 23, 1934 in Los Angeles , California ) is an American screenwriter , actor and director .
Towne is the author of many scripts for well-known feature films, such as B. Chinatown (1974), with which he won an Oscar , the sequel to The Two Jakes (1990) and Shampoo (1975), as well as the scripts for the first two Mission Impossible films . He is also known for revising existing scripts that have not yet been finalized. Towne z. B. made the script for the film The Godfather .
After working on the script for the film Greystoke for years , The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984), he was so annoyed with the production of the actual film that he removed his name from the opening credits and replaced it , had his dog's name, PH Vazak, used on the script. This made Vazak the first dog in Academy Awards history to be nominated for Best Screenplay, but ultimately not to win the Oscar.
Filmography (selection)
- 1964: The grave of Lygeia (The Tomb of Ligeia)
- 1967: Bonnie and Clyde (Bonnie and Clyde)
- 1968: Pancho Villa rides (Villa Rides)
- 1973: The Last Detail (The Last Detail)
- 1974: Chinatown
- 1978: The Heaven Can Wait (Heaven Can Wait)
- 1984: Greystoke
- 1988: Frantic
- 1988: Tequila Sunrise (Tequila Sunrise)
- 1990: Days of Thunder (Days of Thunder)
- 1990: The Trail Leads Back - The Two Jakes (The Two Jakes)
- 1993: The company (The Firm)
- 1994: Perfect Love Affair (Love Affair)
- 1996: Mission: Impossible
- 2000: Mission: Impossible II
- 2006: Ask the Dust
Web links
- Robert Towne in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Towne, Robert |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vazak, PH (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor , director and screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1934 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , USA |