Kramer vs. Kramer
1979
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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 is an American screenwriter and filmmaker who won two Oscars for Kramer vs. Kramer. He also wrote Bonnie & Clyde, Superman and Oh! Calcutta!, and directed Twilight, Nobody's Fool and Places in the Heart.
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May 6, 2024 · Robert Benton is an American filmmaker who directed and wrote a number of acclaimed movies, including Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). Benton served in the U.S. Army in the 1950s, and during this time he painted dioramas. In 1958 he became the art director of Esquire magazine, but he switched in 1964 to.
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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. He is married to Sallie Rendig since 1964.
- Writer, Director, Producer
- September 29, 1932
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He got started in 1967 with the Oscar-nominated screenplay for “Bonnie and Clyde,” with later work including “The Late Show”; “Nobody’s Fool”; and his newest effort, the ensemble drama “Feast of...
Jul 28, 2008 · Robert Benton looks back, unwillingly, at a brilliant career in cinema - 27 East. Arts & Living / 1377209. Robert Benton looks back, unwillingly, at a brilliant career in cinema. 1 Photo....
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 works with actors ...
