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Robert Benton

Highest Rated: 95% The Late Show (1977)

Lowest Rated: 36% Billy Bathgate (1991)

Birthday: Sep 29, 1932

Birthplace: Waxahachie, Texas, USA

Writer-director Robert Benton began his career in the literary world. The Texas native settled in NYC and found work in various editorial capacities at ESQUIRE magazine. He also co-wrote two books with college chum Harvey Schmidt and penned a children's book as well. While working at ESQUIRE, Benton became acquainted with David Newman, another editor, and the pair formed a writing partnership that included "Extremism: A Non-Book" and the libretto for the stage musical "It's a Bird . . . It's a Plane . . . It's Superman" (1996) before they segued to features. The pair scored a huge success and garnered an Oscar nomination for Best Story and Screenplay with their first effort, "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967), which director Arthur Penn put into production after it had been rejected by over a dozen producers.

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95% 77% The Late Show
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93% 86% Superman: The Movie
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91% 82% Nobody's Fool
Watchlist 90% 88% Bonnie and Clyde Watchlist 90% 89% Kramer vs. Kramer Watchlist
89% 83% Places in the Heart
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89% 88% What's Up, Doc?
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83% 71% Bad Company
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71% 27% The House on Carroll Street
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67% 46% Still of the Night
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Robert Benton STILL OF THE NIGHT, director Robert Benton, 1982, (c) United Artists BILLY BATHGATE, director Robert Benton, Bruce Willis, Dustin Hoffman, 1991, ©Touchstone Pictures BILLY BATHGATE, Dustin Hoffman, director Robert Benton, 1991, ©Touchstone Pictures NOBODY'S FOOL, director Robert Benton, Paul Newman on set, 1994, (c) Paramount THE HUMAN STAIN, Anthony Hopkins, director Robert Benton on the set, 2003, (c) Miramax FEAST OF LOVE, foreground: Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, director Robert Benton, on set, 2007. ©MGM FEAST OF LOVE, director Robert Benton, on set, 2007. ©MGM TWILIGHT, from left: Stockard Channing, director Robert Bent on on set, 1998, © Paramount TWILIGHT, from left: cinematographer Piotr Sobocinski, director Robert Benton on set, 1998, © Paramount View more photos

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Feast of Love 39% 55% 2007 Director The Ice Harvest 47% 43% 2005 Screenwriter, Executive Producer Twilight 2003 Director, Writer The Human Stain 42% 48% 2003 Director Twilight 61% 31% 1998 Director, Writer Nobody's Fool 91% 82% 1994 Director, Writer Billy Bathgate 36% 28% 1991 Director The House on Carroll Street 71% 27% 1988 Executive Producer Nadine 50% 28% 1987 Director, Writer Places in the Heart 89% 83% 1984 Director Still of the Night 67% 46% 1982 Director, Screenwriter Kramer vs. Kramer 90% 89% 1979 Director, Writer Superman: The Movie 93% 86% 1978 Writer The Late Show 95% 77% 1977 Director Bad Company 83% 71% 1972 Director, Screenwriter What's Up, Doc? 89% 88% 1972 Screenwriter Bonnie and Clyde 90% 88% 1967 Writer El Dorado 1966 Set Decoration
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