Robert Benton
Biography
Robert Douglas Benton (September 29, 1932 - May 11, 2025) was 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. Benton has enjoyed a highly successful career in film, winning numerous prestigious awards for both writing and directing. He was also the art director at Esquire magazine in the early 1960s. In 2006, …
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Filmography
Acting (11)
Movies (8)
Godard Made in USA
2010as Self
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008as Self
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008as Self
Wanderlust
2006as Himself
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006as Self
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001as Self
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992as Self
Death Valley
1946as Duke
Crew (32)
Movies (32)
Feast of Love
2007Director
The Ice Harvest
2005Executive Producer
The Ice Harvest
2005Screenplay
The Human Stain
2003Director
Twilight
1998Director
Twilight
1998Writer
Nobody's Fool
1994Director
Nobody's Fool
1994Screenplay
Billy Bathgate
1991Director
The House on Carroll Street
1988Executive Producer
Nadine
1987Director
Nadine
1987Writer
Places in the Heart
1984Director
Places in the Heart
1984Writer
Still of the Night
1982Director
Still of the Night
1982Screenplay
Still of the Night
1982Story
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979Director
Kramer vs. Kramer
1979Screenplay
Superman
1978Screenplay
The Late Show
1977Director
The Late Show
1977Screenplay
The Late Show
1977Writer
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
1975Theatre Play
It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!
1975Writer
What's Up, Doc?
1972Screenplay
Oh! Calcutta!
1972Writer
Bad Company
1972Director
Bad Company
1972Writer
There Was a Crooked Man...
1970Writer
Bonnie and Clyde
1967Writer
A Texas Romance, 1909
1964Director
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