 The Oscar-winning screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail, and other acclaimed films has died. He was 89. His 1974 movie Chinatown, starring Jack Nicholson, was a classic. Small Ray, I think you're hiding something. His publicist, Carrie McClure, says town died Monday surrounded by family at his home in Los Angeles. You're listening to NCN News. I'm Shinola Hampton.