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Robert Benton Biography (1932-)

Full name, Robert Douglass Benton; born September 29, 1932, in Waxahachie (some sources say Dallas), TX; son of Ellery Douglass (a telephone company employee) and Dorothy (maiden name, Spaulding) Benton; married Sally Rendigs (a painter and illustrator), October 20, 1964; children: John. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Screenwriter, director, producer, actor

Birth Details

September 29, 1932

Waxahachie, Texas, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Director
• Bad Company, Paramount, 1972
• The Late Show, Warner Bros., 1977
• Kramer vs. Kramer, Columbia, 1979
• Still of the Night, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
• Places in the Heart, TriStar, 1984
• Nadine, TriStar, 1987
• Billy Bathgate, Buena Vista, 1991
• Nobody's Fool, Paramount, 1994
• Twilight, Paramount, 1998
• The Human Stain, Miramax, 2003
• Film Executive Producer
• The House on Carroll Street, 1988
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Himself, A Great Day in Harlem (documentary), CastleHill, 1994
• Himself, Finding the Truth: The Making of "Kramer vs. Kramer," 2001
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• Himself, Homeward Bound (documentary), AMC, 1994
• Himself, Magic Time for Piotr, 1998
• Paul Newman, Bravo, 2001
• Episodic
• "Bonnie and Clyde," Backstory, 1999
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• (With David Newman) Bonnie and Clyde, Warner Bros., 1967
• (With Newman) There Was a Crooked Man, Warner Bros., 1970
• (With Newman) Bad Company, Paramount, 1972
• (With Newman and Buck Henry) What's Up, Doc?, Warner Bros., 1972
• (With others), Oh! Calcutta!, 1972
• The Late Show, Warner Bros., 1977
• (With Newman, Mario Puzo, and Leslie Newman) Superman (also knownas Superman: The Movie), Warner Bros., 1978
• (With David Newman) Kramer vs. Kramer, Columbia, 1979
• (With Newman) Still of the Night, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
• (With Newman) Places in the Heart, TriStar, 1984
• Nadine, TriStar, 1987
• Nobody's Fool (adapted from Richard Russo's novel of the same title), Paramount, 1994
• Twilight, Paramount, 1998
• Double Jeopardy, Paramount, 1999
• Also wrote Money's Tight.
• Plays
• (With others) It's a Bird ... It's a Plane ... It's Superman (libretto), 1966
• Contributor of a sketch, Oh! Calcutta!, produced at Eden Theatre,New York City, 1969-1976, then Edison Theatre, New York City, 1976-1989
• Other
• (With Harvey Schmidt) The In and Out Book, Viking (New York), 1959
• Little Brother, No More, Knopf (New York), 1960
• (With Schmidt) The Worry Book, Viking, 1962
• (With David Newman) Extremism: A Non-Book, Viking, 1964
• Don't Ever Wish for a Seven-Foot Bear, Knopf, 1972
• Author of "Man Talk," a column in Mademoiselle. Contributor to magazines, including Esquire.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 2: Directors, St. James Press, 1996

Periodicals

• Premiere, October, 1994, p. 74
• Texas Monthly, March, 1998, p. 32