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Robert Benton
Writing
29 Sept 1932
† 11 May 2025
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Biography
Robert Douglas Benton (September 29, 1932 - May 11, 2025) was 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. 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, ...
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Robert Benton's Movies
59%
Wanderlust
12 Jul 2006
69%
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
21 Oct 2008
46%
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
25 Mar 2008
50%
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
20 Feb 2001
60%
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
28 Nov 2006
33%
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
18 Jun 1992
57%
Death Valley
15 Aug 1946
0%
Godard Made in USA
11 Dec 2010
