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Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is an American screenwriter and film director. A seven-time Academy Award nominee and three-time winner, he is best known as the writer and director of the film Kramer vs. Kramer, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.
- Film director, screenwriter, producer
- 1967–2007
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- Robert Douglas Benton, September 29, 1932 (age 91), Waxahachie, Texas, U.S.
Robert Benton (born September 29, 1932, Waxahachie, Texas, U.S.) American filmmaker who directed and wrote a number of acclaimed movies, including Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). Early films. Benton served in the U.S. Army in the 1950s, and during this time he painted dioramas.
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Robert Douglas Benton is an American screenwriter and filmmaker from Waxahachie, Texas who is known for screenwriting Bonnie & Clyde, Kramer vs. Kramer and Superman. He won two Academy Awards for writing and directing Kramer vs. Kramer. He directed other feature films including Twilight, Bad Company and Nobody's Fool.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- September 29, 1932
Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film written and directed by Robert Benton. It stars Sally Field, Lindsay Crouse, Ed Harris, Ray Baker, Amy Madigan, John Malkovich, Danny Glover, Jerry Haynes and Terry O'Quinn.
- $9.5 million
- September 21, 1984
- Arlene Donovan
The Late Show is a 1977 American neo-noir mystery film written and directed by Robert Benton and produced by Robert Altman. It stars Art Carney, Lily Tomlin, Bill Macy, Eugene Roche, and Joanna Cassidy.
- February 10, 1977 (New York)
- Robert Altman, Scott Bushnell
Biography. Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is an American screenwriter and film director. Benton was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Dorothy (née Spaulding) and Ellery Douglass Benton, a telephone company employee. He attended the University of Texas and Columbia University. [1]
Visual History with Robert Benton Interviewed by: Michael Pressman Acclaimed Writer-Director Robert Benton traces his career from working as an Editor for Esquire in the 1960’s and co-writing the screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde (1967), to directing Academy Award winning films like Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984), offering insight into his writing process and how he ...
