Oscar-winning filmmaker Robert Benton has died

Bonnie and Clyde Filmmaker Robert Benton Dead at 92

Robert Benton, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who co-wrote Bonnie and Clyde and later won acclaim for Kramer vs. Kramer , has died at age 92. He died of natural causes Sunday at his Manhattan home, his son John Benton said. A Texas native, Benton overcame severe childhood dyslexia to become one of...

Robert Benton, the director and screenwriter who won two Oscars for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), has died at the age of 92. Benton began his career as an art director at Esquire magazine. After his dismissal, he turned his attention to writing screenplays, despite being severely dyslexic. Together with former Esquire colleague David Newman, he wrote Bonnie and Clyde. The screenplay was shelved for a long time, until actor Warren Beatty discovered i…

Director of Iconic Film 'Kramer v Kramer' Dead at 92 Nearly 50 Years After Winning Oscar Alongside Dustin Hoffman and Meryl Streep

The legendary director and writer won three Academy Awards over his decades-long career.

Benton, one of the great authors of American cinema, died in his Manhattan house on Sunday 11 May. He was 92 years old

The film had made an exceptional Oscar harvest, with five statuettes.

Robert Benton, Oscar-winning filmmaker of ’Kramer vs. Kramer,’ dead at 92

NEW YORK — Robert Benton, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who helped reset the rules in Hollywood as the co-creator of "Bonnie and Clyde," and later received mainstream validation as the writer-director of "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Places in the Heart," has died at age 92.