 He fell. He hit his head. It was an accident. But his girl is a witness. So you had to shut her up. You don't have the guts to harm her, but you got the money to keep her mouth shut. Yes or no? No! Robert Towne cut his teeth in television, starting in the 1960s with shows like The Man from UNCLE. Much later, he wrote for Mad Men. Towne wrote blockbuster movies such as Shampoo and Mission Impossible, but he was also known as a script doctor. He helped punch up classic movies ranging from Bonnie and Clyde to The Godfather.