Robert Benton
Birthday
1932/09/29
Day of death
2025/05/11 (92 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Also know as
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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.[1] 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 200...Read more
Acting
(1992) Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
as Self
(2006) Wanderlust
as Himself
(2008) Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
as Self
(1946) Death Valley
as Duke
(2008) Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film
as Self
(2001) Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'
as Self
(2010) Godard Made in USA
as Self
(2006) You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
as Self
(2010) Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood
as Self
(1972) Le Grand Échiquier
as Self
(1962) The Merv Griffin Show
as Self