became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native LA. His other credits includebecame a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, has died. He was 89.
The rare"auteur" among screen writers, Towne managed to bring a highly personal and influential vision of Los Angeles onto the screen. was directed by Roman Polanski and starred Nicholson as J.J."Jake" Gittes, a private detective asked to follow the husband of Evelyn Mulwray . The husband is chief engineer of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and Gittes finds himself caught in a chaotic spiral of corruption and violence, embodied by Evelyn's ruthless father, Noah Cross .
Wasson also wrote that the movie's famous closing line originated with a vice cop who had told Towne that crimes in Chinatown were seldom prosecuted.
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