Robert Benton

Robert Benton Biography

Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is an American screenwriter and film director.

Life and career

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 won numerous awards for both writing and directing in film. In 1959, he co-wrote the book "The IN and OUT Book" with Harvey Schmidt, published by The Viking Press. He was the art director at Esquire magazine in the early 1960s. In 2006 he appeared in the documentary Wanderlust.

Benton's family originally came from Northumberland in the United Kingdom, where the Bentons held a seat long before the Norman Conquest of 1066. 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 were deprived of their title by the Normans after the Conquest. Robert Benton still has relatives living in England who trace their origins to the seventeenth century.

Filmography

Directing

Year	Film
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, based on the novel by Richard Russo
1998	Twilight
2003	The Human Stain
2007	Feast of Love, based on the novel by Charles Baxter

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

Film awards

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
1985 - Silver Bear for Best Director at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival for Places in the Heart

Nominations

1968 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde
1968 - Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde
1977 - Golden Bear at Berlin for The Late Show
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

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