Robert Douglass Benton was an American screenwriter and filmmaker born in Dallas, Texas but raised in Waxahachie, Texas who was known for screenwriting Bonnie & Clyde, Kramer vs. Kramer, Places in the Heart, and Superman. He won two Academy Awards for writing and directing Kramer vs. Kramer, and another Academy Award for writing Places in the Heart. He directed other feature films including Twilight, Bad Company and Nobody's Fool. He was married to Sallie Rendigs from 1964 to her death in 2023.

Robert Benton at an event for The Human Stain (2003)

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Dustin Hoffman, Robert Benton, and Stanley R. Jaffe in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Robert Benton in Still of the Night (1982)

Morgan Freeman, Robert Benton, and Greg Kinnear in Feast of Love (2007)

Nicole Kidman and Robert Benton in The Human Stain (2003)

Anthony Hopkins and Robert Benton in The Human Stain (2003)

Dustin Hoffman, Meryl Streep, and Justin Henry in Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)

Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway in Bonnie and Clyde (1967)

Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)

Sally Field, Yankton Hatten, and Gennie James in Places in the Heart (1984)

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