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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of Chinatown, dies aged 89

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer whose work on Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died aged 89. Towne, screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other acclaimed films, died on Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los […]

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning writer of Chinatown, dies aged 89

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer whose work on Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died aged 89. Towne, screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other acclaimed films, died on Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los […]

Robert F Kennedy denies taking a bite of dead dog

Robert F Kennedy Jnr has been forced to deny that he took a bite out of a dog carcass on a trip to Korea. The presidential candidate reportedly posed with the barbecued remains of a dog in a photo taken in 2010 – the same year he had a tapeworm removed from his brain. Mr […]