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Robert Benton(I)

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  • Director
  • Producer
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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.
BornSeptember 29, 1932
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BornSeptember 29, 1932
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  • Won 3 Oscars
    • 31 wins & 25 nominations total

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Dustin Hoffman, Robert Benton, and Stanley R. Jaffe in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Robert Benton in Still of the Night (1982)
Robert Benton in Feast of Love (2007)
Robert Benton in Twilight (1998)
Morgan Freeman, Robert Benton, and Greg Kinnear in Feast of Love (2007)
Robert Benton in Feast of Love (2007)
Nicole Kidman and Robert Benton in The Human Stain (2003)
Anthony Hopkins and Robert Benton in The Human Stain (2003)
Robert Benton in The Human Stain (2003)
Robert Benton and Faye Dunaway
Goldie Hawn and Robert Benton at an event for The 52nd Annual Academy Awards (1980)
Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, Robert Benton, and Stanley R. Jaffe

Known for

Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Kramer vs. Kramer
7.8
  • Writer
  • 1979
Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Bonnie and Clyde
7.7
  • Writer
  • 1967
Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1978
Sally Field, Yankton Hatten, and Gennie James in Places in the Heart (1984)
Places in the Heart
7.4
  • Writer
  • 1984

Credits

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Writer

  • North of Cheyenne
    • screenplay
    • In Development
  • John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    The Ice Harvest
    • screenplay
    • 2005
  • Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, and Gene Hackman in Twilight (1998)
    Twilight
    • written by
    • 1998
  • Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool (1994)
    Nobody's Fool
    • screenplay
    • 1994
  • Nadine (1987)
    Nadine
    • written by
    • 1987
  • Sally Field, Yankton Hatten, and Gennie James in Places in the Heart (1984)
    Places in the Heart
    • written by
    • 1984
  • Meryl Streep and Roy Scheider in Still of the Night (1982)
    Still of the Night
    • screenplay
    • story
    • 1982
  • Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
    Kramer vs. Kramer
    • written for the screen by
    • 1979
  • Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
    Superman
    • screenplay
    • 1978
  • Lily Tomlin and Art Carney in The Late Show (1977)
    The Late Show
    • written by
    • 1977
  • Lesley Ann Warren and David Wilson in It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! (1975)
    It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman!
    • based on libretto by
    • TV Movie
    • 1975
  • Bad Company (1972)
    Bad Company
    • written by
    • 1972
  • Oh! Calcutta! (1972)
    Oh! Calcutta!
    • contributions
    • 1972
  • What's Up, Doc? (1972)
    What's Up, Doc?
    • screenplay
    • 1972
  • There Was a Crooked Man... (1970)
    There Was a Crooked Man...
    • written by
    • 1970
  • Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
    Bonnie and Clyde
    • written by
    • 1967

Director

  • Feast of Love (2007)
    Feast of Love
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman in The Human Stain (2003)
    The Human Stain
    • Director
    • 2003
  • Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, and Gene Hackman in Twilight (1998)
    Twilight
    • Director
    • 1998
  • Paul Newman in Nobody's Fool (1994)
    Nobody's Fool
    • Director
    • 1994
  • Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Bruce Willis, and Loren Dean in Billy Bathgate (1991)
    Billy Bathgate
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Nadine (1987)
    Nadine
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Sally Field, Yankton Hatten, and Gennie James in Places in the Heart (1984)
    Places in the Heart
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1984
  • Meryl Streep and Roy Scheider in Still of the Night (1982)
    Still of the Night
    • Director
    • 1982
  • Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
    Kramer vs. Kramer
    • Director
    • 1979
  • Lily Tomlin and Art Carney in The Late Show (1977)
    The Late Show
    • Director (directed by)
    • 1977
  • Bad Company (1972)
    Bad Company
    • Director
    • 1972
  • A Texas Romance, 1909
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1964

Producer

  • John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton in The Ice Harvest (2005)
    The Ice Harvest
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • Kelly McGillis and Jeff Daniels in The House on Carroll Street (1988)
    The House on Carroll Street
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • A Texas Romance, 1909
    • producer
    • Short
    • 1964

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Kramer Vs. Kramer -- Trailer
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Kramer Vs. Kramer -- Trailer
Homeward Bound
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Homeward Bound

Personal details

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  • Born
    • September 29, 1932
    • Waxahachie, Texas, USA
  • Parents
      Ellery Douglass Benton
  • Other works
    Oh! Calcutta! (1969). Musical revue. Conceived by Kenneth Tynan. Contributions by Samuel Beckett, Jules Feiffer, Dan Greenburg, John Lennon, Jacques Levy [earliest Broadway credit], Leonard Melfi, David Newman, Robert Benton, Sam Shepard, Clovis Trouille, Kenneth Tynan and Sherman Yellen. Music and Lyrics, The Open Window: Robert Dennis, Peter Schickele and Stanley Walden. Musical Director: Norman Bergen. Choreographed by Margo Sappington. Directed by Jacques Levy. Eden Theatre (moved to The Belasco Theatre from 25 Feb 1971- close). 17 Jun 1969- 12 Aug 1972 (1314 performances). Cast: Raina Barrett (as "Performer"), Mark Dempsey (as "Performer"), Robert Dennis (as "The Open Window Performer"), Katie Drew-Wilkinson (as "Performer"), Boni Enten (as "Performer"), Bill Macy (as "Performer"), Alan Rachins (as "Performer"), Leon Russom (as "Performer"), Margo Sappington (as "Performer"), Peter Schickele (as "The Open Window Performer"), Nancy Tribush (as "Performer"), Stanley Walden (as "The Open Window Performer"), George Welbes (as "Performer"). Replacement actors during Eden Theatre run: Mel Auston (as "Performer"), Maureen Byrnes (as "Performer"), Michael Callahan (as "Performer"), B.J. DeSimone (as "Performer"), Ray Edelstein (as "Performer"), Gene GeBauer (as "Performer"), Samantha Harper (as "Performer"), Patricia Hawkins (as "Performer"), Kathrin King (as "Performer"), William Knight (as "Performer"), Mitchell McGuire (as "Performer"), Lynn Oliver (as "Performer"), Eddie Phillips Jr. (as "Performer"), Pamela Pilkenton (as "Performer"), Gary Rethmeier (as "Performer"), Michael Riordan (as "Performer"), Martin Speer (as "Performer"). Replacement actors during Belasco Theatre run: Mel Auston (as "Performer"), Lawrie Driscoll (as "Performer"), Samantha Harper (as "Performer"), Cyndi Howard (as "Performer"), William Knight (as "Performer"), Eddie Phillips (as "Performer"), Pamela Pilkenton (as "Performer"), Gary Rethmeier (as "Performer"). Standbys: Ray Edelstein (as "All Men"), Ellie Smith (as "All Women"). Produced by Hillard Elkins. Produced in association with Michael White, Gordon Crowe and George Platt. Note: Filmed as Oh! Calcutta! (1972).
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  • Trivia
    Got the idea for his Bonnie and Clyde (1967) script from his father Ellery Douglass Benton who had actually attended the separate funerals of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow.
  • Quotes
    My next film is always shaped by the last one... by the things I feel I didn't get right, or the things I like and want to try to develop further, but it always comes out of the last picture.

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