Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Robert Towne papers
- Dates:
- 1945-2008
- Creators:
- Towne, Robert
- Abstract:
- This collection contains the papers of American screenwriter, director, and producer Robert Towne (born 1934). Materials include scripts, draft pages, production files, press and publicity files, photographs, personal papers, contracts, videotapes, and audio cassette tapes. There are items for many film projects, including "Ask the Dust" (2006), "Chinatown" (1974), "Days of Thunder" (1990), "The Firm" (1993), "Personal Best" (1982), "Tequila Sunrise" (1988), and "Without Limits" (1998).
- Extent:
- 86.07 Linear Feet 119 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Robert Towne papers, Collection no. 2651, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
Background
- Scope and content:
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This collection contains the papers of American screenwriter, director, and producer Robert Towne (born 1934). Materials include scripts, draft pages, production files, press and publicity files, photographs, personal papers, contracts, videotapes, and audio cassette tapes. There are items for many film projects, including "Ask the Dust" (2006), "Chinatown" (1974), "Days of Thunder" (1990), "The Firm" (1993), "Personal Best" (1982), "Tequila Sunrise" (1988), and "Without Limits" (1998).
- Biographical / historical:
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Robert Towne (born 1935) is an American screenwriter and producer. He attended Pomona College and served in the United States Army before becoming a television and film writer and script doctor. His first film as writer was The Last Woman on Earth (1960). He received the Academy Award for original screenplay for Chinatown (1974). Among his writing credits are the films Shampoo (1975), Personal Best (1982), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Without Limits (1998), Ask the Dust (2006) and Mission: Impossible I-II (1996, 2000).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Robert and Luisa Towne, September 14, 2015.
- Processing information:
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This collection is not fully processed.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-03-29 14:04:18 -0700 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Advance notice required for access.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
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- Preferred citation:
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[Box/folder no. or item name], Robert Towne papers, Collection no. 2651, Cinematic Arts Library, USC Libraries, University of Southern California.
- Location of this collection:
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Cinematic Arts LibraryDoheny Memorial Library, Room G4Los Angeles, CA 90089-0185, US
- Contact:
- (213) 740-8383