Robert Benton
Writing
September 29, 1932
Died May 11, 2025 (92 years old)
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
11
Acting Credits
12
Directed
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, ...
Known For
Filmography
Godard Made in USA
2010
as Self
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
2010
as Self
5.4
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008
as Self
4.6
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
2008
as Self
6.9
Wanderlust
2006
as Himself
5.9
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
6
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
2001
as Self
5
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992
as Self
3.3
Le Grand Échiquier
1972
as Self
8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
6.8
Death Valley
1946
as Duke
5.7