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Robert Benton

  • Birth: September 29, 1932
  • Death: May 11, 2025
  • Age: 92
  • United States

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 ... More

9

nominations

33%

winning rate

3

wins

Academy Awards

Edition Year Award Movie Status
67th edition 1995 Best Adapted Screenplay Nobody's Fool
57th edition 1985 Best Director Places in the Heart
57th edition 1985 Best Original Screenplay Places in the Heart Winner
52nd edition 1980 Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer Winner
52nd edition 1980 Best Adapted Screenplay Kramer vs. Kramer Winner
50th edition 1978 Best Original Screenplay The Late Show
40th edition 1968 Best Original Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde
Edition Year Award Movie Status
34th edition 1981 Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer
34th edition 1981 Best Screenplay Kramer vs. Kramer

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