![]() ![]() ![]() He did uncredited work for Francis Ford Coppola during the making of The Godfather (1972), mostly the final scene between Michael and Vito, shortly before Vito dies. Towne did uncredited work on the scripts for Drive, He Said (1971), directed by Jack Nicholson Cisco Pike (1972), which Towne said turned into "a pretty good movie" but where he got "so angry with the director" he took his name off and The New Centurions (1972), where he was to share credit with Stirling Silliphant but asked for his name to be taken off after he saw the film. Towne was credited on Villa Rides (1968), which he later said he did as a favor for Robert Evans, head of Paramount. The film was a huge success and although Towne's contribution was credited only as a "special consultant", he began to earn a reputation in Hollywood as a top script doctor. Towne was on set during filming and continued to work during post-production. Towne later claimed his main contributions were removing the ménage à trois relationship between Bonnie, Clyde, and W.D., making some structural changes. Towne's script for A Time for Killing had been read and admired by Warren Beatty who asked Towne to help out on the script for Bonnie and Clyde (1967). Corman left the project during filming and Towne took his name off the credits. Towne went back to working in television when Corman hired him to write a script for a Western, which became A Time for Killing (1967). screenplay for him than on anything I think I have ever done." He also wrote a screenplay for the Corman-directed The Tomb of Ligeia (1965). Towne started writing for television on such programs as The Lloyd Bridges Show, Breaking Point, The Outer Limits, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The following year he also starred in the Corman-financed Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961). Towne wrote the screenplay for the Corman-financed Last Woman on Earth (1960), in which Towne also played one of the lead roles. Ĭorman was renowned for giving work to untested people of talent. He took an acting class with Roger Corman taught by Jeff Corey where his classmates also included Jack Nicholson (with whom he shared an apartment), Irvin Kershner, and Sally Kellerman. Towne originally sought work as a writer and actor. He graduated from Pomona College in Claremont, California. ![]() He has a younger brother, Roger, who co-wrote the 1984 film The Natural starring Robert Redford. He is of Romanian descent through his father, and Russian descent through his mother the family was Jewish. Towne was born Robert Bertram Schwartz in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in San Pedro, the son of Helen and Lou Schwartz. Towne directed the sports dramas Personal Best (1982) and Without Limits (1998), the crime thriller Tequila Sunrise (1988), and the romantic crime drama Ask the Dust (2006). He is also known for his collaborations with Tom Cruise on the films Days of Thunder (1990), The Firm (1993) and the first two installments of Mission: Impossible franchise (1996, 2000). Towne also wrote the sequel, The Two Jakes (1990) the Hal Ashby comedy-dramas The Last Detail (1973) and Shampoo (1975). He is best known for his Academy Award-winning original screenplay for Roman Polanski's Chinatown (1974), which is widely considered one of the greatest screenplays. Later, he became a well-known figure of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking. He started with writing films for Roger Corman including The Tomb of Ligeia (1964). Represented Sanofi and Regeneron against Genentech in a patent litigation related to Eylea®.Robert Towne (born Robert Bertram Schwartz November 23, 1934) is an American screenwriter, producer, director and actor.Searle and Pharmacia’s Celebrex® product, an NSAID small molecule drug Searle and Pharmacia against the University of Rochester in a patent litigation related to G.D. Reddy’s Laboratories, Cobalt Pharmaceuticals, and Spectrum Pharmaceuticals in ANDA patent litigations related to GlaxoSmithKline’s Imitrex® product Represented GlaxoSmithKline against Dr.Represented Bristol-Myers Squibb against Repligen and Zymogenetics in patent litigations related to Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Orencia® product.Represented GlaxoSmithKline against Teva in an ANDA patent litigation related to GlaxoSmithKline’s Avodart® product.Represented Gilead against Teva in an abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) patent litigation related to Atripla® and Truvada® products.Represented Columbia University against Illumina in a patent litigation and IPRs related to DNA sequencing products. ![]()
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