Robert Towne Net Worth

Robert Towne is a renowned writer, director, producer, and actor from Los Angeles, California. He began his career by acting and writing for Roger Corman, and rose to prominence in the 1970s as one of the most respected screenwriters in Hollywood. He made his directorial debut in 1982, and has since become one of the most sought-after script doctors in the industry, having contributed to films such as Bonnie and Clyde and Bo Gia.
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Who is it? Writer, Producer, Actor
Birth Day November 23, 1934
Birth Place  Los Angeles, California, United States
Age 89 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Sagittarius
Occupation Writer, director, producer, actor
Years active 1960–present
Spouse(s) Julie Payne (m. 1977; div. 1982?) Luisa Gaule (m. 1984)
Children 2

💰 Net worth: $14 Million (2024)

Robert Towne, a highly acclaimed writer, producer, and actor in the United States, is expected to have a net worth of approximately $14 million in 2024. Renowned for his exceptional storytelling abilities and contributions to the film industry, Towne has achieved significant success over the years. His talent and creativity have led him to create some of Hollywood's most memorable and critically acclaimed scripts. With his extensive filmography, Towne has undoubtedly established himself as one of the most influential figures in the entertainment world.

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Biography/Timeline

1960

Towne wrote the screenplay for the Corman-financed Last Woman on Earth (1960), in which he also played the lead role.

1961

The following year he also starred in the Corman-financed Creature from the Haunted Sea (1961).

1965

He also wrote a screenplay for the Corman-directed The Tomb of Ligeia (1965).

1967

Towne was asked to help out on the script for Bonnie and Clyde (1967). The film was a huge success and although Towne's contribution was only "special consultant", he began to earn a reputation in Hollywood as a top "script doctor"

1968

Towne was credited on Villa Rides (1968) and did uncredited work on Drive, He Said (1971), Cisco Pike (1972), The New Centurions (1972), The Godfather (1972) and The Parallax View (1974).

1973

Towne received great acclaim for his film scripts The Last Detail (1973), Chinatown (1974), and Shampoo (1975). He was nominated for an Oscar for all three scripts, winning for Chinatown.

1975

Towne was credited for his work on The Yakuza (1975) and did script doctoring on The Missouri Breaks (1976), Orca (1977) and Heaven Can Wait (1978).

1982

Towne turned to directing with Personal Best (1982). He also wrote the script for Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes, hoping to direct, but Personal Best was a financial failure, meaning he had to sell the Greystoke script. He grew dissatisfied with the production and credited his dog, P.H. Vazak, with the script. Vazak became the first dog nominated for an Oscar for screenwriting, but he did not fetch the award.

1983

Towne did uncredited work on Deal of the Century (1983), 8 Million Ways to Die (1986) (), Tough Guys Don't Dance (1987) and Frantic (1988).

1988

His second feature film as Director was Tequila Sunrise (1988). Towne told The New York Times that Tequila Sunrise is "a movie about the use and abuse of friendship."

1990

Towne wrote the script for Days of Thunder (1990) and formed a close relationship with its star Tom Cruise.

1993

He was one of the Writers on Cruise's The Firm (1993), then Beatty's Love Affair (1994). Cruise brought him on to Mission: Impossible (1996) and co produced Towne's third film as Director, Without Limits (1998). He also co-wrote Mission Impossible II (2000) for Cruise.

2006

In 2006, Towne was the subject of Artist Sarah Morris's film, Robert Towne. Morris describes him as an “elliptical figure” whose career exemplifies a certain characteristic mode of working in the film industry, marked by collaboration, shared or changing roles. Morris's 19,744-square-foot (1,834.3 m) painting installation in the lobby of the Lever House in Manhattan, commissioned by the Public Art Fund, was also titled "Robert Towne".

2007

In a November 5, 2007 interview with MTV, Jack Nicholson claimed that Towne had written the part of Gittes specifically for him. In the same interview, Nicholson also said that Towne had conceived Chinatown as a trilogy, with the third film set in 1968 and dealing in some way with Howard Hughes. However, Towne says he "does not know how that got started" and denies there was any trilogy planned.

2008

In 2008, Towne was the subject of the documentary short film "Robert Towne", by Artist Sarah Morris.

2011

In 2011, Towne was announced as writer-director of The 39 Steps, a proposed remake of the 1935 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The British Producer Graham King revealed that he had hired Towne to write a remake of The Battle of Britain in a December 2011 interview.

2019

Robert Towne expressed his disappointment in The Two Jakes in many interviews. He told Writer Alex Simon "In the interest of maintaining my friendships with Jack Nicholson and Robert Evans, I’d rather not go into it, but let’s just say The Two Jakes wasn’t a pleasant experience for any of us. But, we’re all still friends, and that’s what matters most."