Robert Benton
American screenwriter and film director / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the set decorator, see Robert R. Benton.
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. He later won a third Academy Award in the category of Best Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart (1984). His first script as a writer was written with David Newman for the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde.
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Robert Benton | |
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Born | Robert Douglas Benton (1932-09-29) September 29, 1932 (age 91) Waxahachie, Texas, U.S. |
Died | July 12, 2024(2024-07-12) (aged 91) |
Occupation(s) | Film director, screenwriter, producer |
Years active | 1967–2007 |
Spouse |
Sallie Rendig
(after 1964) |
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