Robert Benton
Personal Info
Know For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1932-09-29 (93 years old)
Deathday
2025-05-11
Place of Birth
Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Also known As
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Robert Benton
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 2006, he appeared in the documentary Wanderlust, as did a number of other well-known people. Benton's family originally hailed from Northumberland in Gr...
Acting
1992
2006
as Himself
2008
1946
as Duke
2024
as Self - Writer, Bonnie and Clyde (archive footage)
2010
as Self
Production
1978
as Screenplay
2003
as Director
1994
as Director
1994
as Screenplay
1972
as Screenplay
1972
as Director
1979
as Director
1979
as Screenplay
1982
as Screenplay
1982
as Director
1982
as Story
1998
as Writer
1998
as Director
1970
as Writer
1991
as Director
1984
as Director
2007
as Director
1977
as Screenplay
1977
as Director
1987
as Director
1988
as Executive Producer
1987
as Writer
2005
as Executive Producer
1964
as Director
1972
as Writer
1975
1984
as Writer
2005
as Screenplay
1967
as Writer
1975
as Theatre Play
1972
as Screenplay
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