 Towne, who was nominated three other times for The Last Detail, Shampoo with Warren Beatty, and Greystoke, has died. Towne's publicist says he died Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles. She declined to comment on any cause of death. He was 89. Jennifer Kuiper, CBS News. When Gen Zers want to know what's happening, they don't turn on the radio or the TV. A study from Google subsidiary Jigsaw finds the primary source of news for teenagers and 20-somethings is TikTok.