Robert Towne, legendary Hollywood screenwriter of "Chinatown," dies at 89

Through his friendships with Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, he wrote or co-wrote some of the signature films of an era when artists held an unusual level of creative control.

Robert Towne, legendary Hollywood screenwriter of "Chinatown," dies at 89
Through his friendships with Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, he wrote or co-wrote some of the signature films of an era when artists held an unusual level of creative control.