Robert Benton
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| Robert Benton | |
| Born | Robert Douglas Benton September 29, 1932 Waxahachie, Texas |
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| Occupation | director, screenwriter, producer |
| Years active | 1967 - present |
Robert Benton (born September 29, 1932 in Waxahachie, Texas) is an American, Academy Award winning screenwriter and film director.
He 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 he participated in a documentary Wanderlust with many other well known people.
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Directing
| Year | Film |
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| 1972 | Bad Company |
| 1977 | The Late Show |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer |
| 1982 | Still of the Night |
| 1984 | Places in the Heart |
| 1987 | Nadine |
| 1991 | Billy Bathgate |
| 1994 | Nobody's Fool |
| 1998 | Twilight |
| 2003 | The Human Stain |
| 2007 | Feast of Love, based on the novel by Charles Baxter |
[edit] Writing
| Year | Film | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman | Charles Strouse |
| 1967 | Bonnie and Clyde | Arthur Penn |
| 1970 | There Was a Crooked Man... | Joseph L. Mankiewicz |
| 1972 | What's Up, Doc? | Peter Bogdanovich |
| Oh! Calcutta!, contribution | Jacques Levy | |
| Bad Company | Benton | |
| 1977 | The Late Show | Benton |
| 1978 | Superman | Richard Donner |
| 1979 | Kramer vs. Kramer | Benton |
| 1982 | Still of the Night | Benton |
| 1984 | Places in the Heart | Benton |
| 1987 | Nadine | Benton |
| 1994 | Nobody's Fool | Benton |
| 1998 | Twilight | Benton |
| 2005 | Ice Harvest | Harold Ramis |
[edit] Film Awards
[edit] Wins
- 1978 - Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for The Late Show
- 1980 - Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for Kramer vs. Kramer
- 1980 - Academy Award for Directing for Kramer vs. Kramer
- 1980 - Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for Kramer vs. Kramer
- 1980 - Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for Kramer vs. Kramer
- 1984 - People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival
- 1985 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart
[edit] Nominations
- 1968 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde
- 1968 - Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde
- 1978 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for The Late Show
- 1980 - Golden Globe for Best Director - Motion Picture for Kramer vs. Kramer
- 1981 - César Award for Best Foreign Film for Kramer vs. Kramer
- 1985 - Academy Award for Directing for Places in the Heart
- 1980 - Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures for Places in the Heart
- 1985 - Golden Globe for Best Screenplay - Motion Picture for Places in the Heart
- 1995 - Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for Nobody's Fool
[edit] External links
- Profile of Robert Benton in The New York Observer
- Robert Benton interview from Real Detroit Weekly
- Robert Benton at the Internet Movie Database
- Robert Benton at Allmovie
- Robert Benton at the TCM Movie Database
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