# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/robert-towne
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:57:24.031Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/robert-towne"
name: "Robert Towne"
slug: "robert-towne"
description: "Robert Towne was an American screenwriter and director. He started writing films for Roger Corman, including The Tomb of Ligeia in 1964, and was later part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmaking."
tagline: "American screenwriter, producer, director and actor (1934–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert_Towne_1.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1934-11-23"
deathDate: "2024-07-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0
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  sourceConfidence:     65
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "nm0001801"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump