About

Known credits:
41
Birthday:
1932-09-29
Place of birth:
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Website:
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Robert Benton

Overview

Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is 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.[1] 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, he appeared in the documentary Wanderlust, as did a number of other well-known people.

Benton's family originally hailed from Northumberland in Great Britain, where the Bentons held a seat long before the Norman Conquest. Many family members settled in America, including Abigail and Isabel Benton, who settled in Virginia in 1642; George Benton, who settled in Barbados in 1669; and Robert Benton, who settled in Virginia in 1635. Benton was once a noble family, but they became commoners after the Norman invasion. Robert Benton still has relatives living in England who trace their origins to the seventeenth century. Other prominent Bentons include: Thomas Hart Benton and William Burnett Benton.

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Known for

Acting
2024 Faye Actor Self - Writer, Bonnie and Clyde (archive footage) 59
Average
2010 Godard Made in USA Actor Self N/A
N/A
2010 Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood Actor Self 67
Fair
2008 Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film Actor Self 59
Average
2008 Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' Actor Self 58
Average
2006 You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman Actor Self 58
Average
2006 Wanderlust Actor Himself 58
Average
2001 Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' Actor Self 59
Average
1992 Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave Actor Self N/A
N/A
1946 Death Valley Actor Duke 58
Average

Directing
2007 Feast of Love Directing Director 60
Fair
2003 The Human Stain Directing Director 59
Average
1998 Twilight Directing Director 59
Average
1994 Nobody's Fool Directing Director 62
Fair
1991 Billy Bathgate Directing Director 58
Average
1987 Nadine Directing Director 58
Average
1984 Places in the Heart Directing Director 62
Fair
1982 Still of the Night Directing Director 58
Average
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer Directing Director 72
Good
1977 The Late Show Directing Director 59
Average
1972 Bad Company Directing Director 59
Average
1964 A Texas Romance, 1909 Directing Director N/A
N/A

Writing
2005 The Ice Harvest Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1998 Twilight Writing Writer 59
Average
1994 Nobody's Fool Writing Screenplay 62
Fair
1987 Nadine Writing Writer 58
Average
1984 Places in the Heart Writing Writer 62
Fair
1982 Still of the Night Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1982 Still of the Night Writing Story 58
Average
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer Writing Screenplay 72
Good
1978 Superman Writing Screenplay 69
Fair
1977 The Late Show Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1975 It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! Writing Writer 58
Average
1975 It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman! Writing Theatre Play 58
Average
1972 Bad Company Writing Screenplay 59
Average
1972 Oh! Calcutta! Writing Writer 58
Average
1972 What's Up, Doc? Writing Screenplay 65
Fair
1970 There Was a Crooked Man... Writing Writer 60
Fair
1967 Bonnie and Clyde Writing Writer 71
Good

Production
2005 The Ice Harvest Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1988 The House on Carroll Street Production Executive Producer 58
Average