Robert Benton

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American screenwriter and film director (1932-2025)

United States WritersLived 1932 to 2025 · aged 92

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Awards 8

2007Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement

1985Academy Award for Best Writing, Original Screenplay

1980Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film

1980Academy Award for Best Director

1980Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

1979Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation

1978Edgar Awards

Writers Guild of America Award

Connected to Robert 6

Glenne HeadlyAlso in Nadine (1987)

Jessica TandyAlso in Still of the Night (1982)

M. Emmet WalshAlso in What's Up, Doc? (1972)

Loretta SwitAlso in It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! (1975)

Radha MitchellAlso in Feast of Love (2007)

Justin HenryAlso in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

About this person

Robert Douglas Benton was an American film director and screenwriter. He, along with his co-writer David Newman, was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. In 1979, he wrote and directed the film Kramer vs. Kramer, winning the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. He won another Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 1984 film Places in the Heart.

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