The Man Behind the Curtain: Robert Towne (1934-2024) | Tributes
A Los Angeles native, Robert Bertram Schwartz graduated from Pomona College, seeking a life as an actor after leaving school. As luck would have it, he ended up in an acting class with Roger Corman. When Corman became a producer of low-budget classics, he hired Towne to write a film called “Last Woman on Earth,” … Read more