Robert Towne

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Born: 11/23/1934

Biography: Robert Towne would prefer his appearance as the stick-like leading actor Edward Wain in the prententious Roger Corman post-apocalyptic effort The Last Woman on Earth (1960) be forgotten -- in addition to the film's screenplay, which was Towne's first. Despite this inauspicio …

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ActorAll Actor Credits

Last Woman on Earth [Movie] as Martin

2008

The Outsider [Movie]

2006

A Decade Under the Influence [Movie]

2003

Drive, He Said [Movie] as Richard

2002

A Sad Flower in the Sand [Movie]

2001

Playing the Field: Sports and Sex in America [Movie]

2000

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Ask the Dust [Movie]

2006

Without Limits [Movie]

1998

Tequila Sunrise [Movie]

1988

Personal Best [Movie]

1982

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Year
Result
Award
Movie

1975
Won
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Best Original Screenplay
Shampoo

1974
Nominated
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
Best Screenplay
Chinatown

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