Robert Benton

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Robert Douglas Benton (September 29, 1932 – May 11, 2025) was an American film director and screenwriter. He and David Newman were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. In 1979, he wrote and directed the film Kramer vs. Kramer, winning the Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. He won another Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for the 1984 film Places in the Heart.

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