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Before Chinatown, Robert Towne wrote Tomb of Ligeia, The Last Woman on Earth (both directed by Roger Corman), and an excellent Outer Limits episode with Robert Duvall titled The Chameleon (that I just watched on Pluto yesterday). RIP.

Robert Towne, Writer of ‘Chinatown,’ Dies at 89variety.com Robert Towne, an Oscar winner for his original script for 'Chinatown' and an acknowledged master of the art of screenwriting, has died. He was 89.