Robert Benton Net Worth is$6 Million Robert Benton Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is an American screenwriter and film director. He won the Oscars for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and won a third Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart (1984).Benton also garnered three additional Oscar nominations: two for Best Original Screenplay for both Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and The Late Show (1977) and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Nobody's Fool (1994).He has also directed Twilight (1998) and Feast of Love (2007) and co-wrote the screenplays for Superman (1978) and The Ice Harvest (2005). Benton usually collaborates with novelist/screenwriter Richard Russo.
Date Of Birth September 29, 1932 Place Of Birth Waxahachie, Texas, United States Profession Writer, Director, Producer Education Columbia University, University of Texas at Austin Parents Dorothy Benton, Ellery Douglass Benton Awards Academy Award for Best Director Star Sign Libra
# Quote 1 I'd like to know what law is it that says that a woman is a better parent, simply by virtue of her sex. 2 Movies without meaningful dialogue play well all over the world. The Apostle is probably the best movie of the year, but it won't do squat in Korea. 3 Twilight is about getting older and relationships - not about a murder mystery. It's about love when you reach a certain age; nothing is in primary colors. 4 My education was an education by movies. 5 I was dyslexic before anybody knew what dyslexia was. I was called 'slow'. It's an awful feeling to think of yourself as 'slow' - it's horrible. 6 In America, people rarely stay in the town where they grew up, rarely stay in close proximity to their parents throughout their lives. You rarely find parents in their old age being taken care of by their children. 7 My next film is always shaped by the last one... by the things I feel I didn't get right, or the things I like and want to try to develop further, but it always comes out of the last picture.
# Fact 1 Benton collaborates frequently with novelist and screenwriter Richard Russo. Russo dedicated his Pulitzer Prize winning novel Empire Falls to Benton. 2 Dated feminist Gloria Steinem during the 1960s. 3 Benton's longtime friend and University of Texas classmate was gossip columnist Liz Smith . 4 Directed 8 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Dustin Hoffman , Meryl Streep , Justin Henry , Jane Alexander , Sally Field , John Malkovich , Lindsay Crouse and Paul Newman . Hoffman, Streep and Field won Oscars for their performances in one of Benton's movies. 5 When Benton first moved to New York to attend Columbia University, he shared an apartment in a Turtle Bay brownstone directly opposite 244 East 49th Street, a four-story brownstone that had been home to Katharine Hepburn for decades. One winter morning, Benton had the rare privilege of observing Hepburn kiss Spencer Tracy goodbye at her front door, before he was whisked off in a waiting limousine 6 Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume Two, 1945-1985". Pages 93-99. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1988. 7 Got the idea for his Bonnie and Clyde (1967) script from his father who had actually attended the separate funerals of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow . 8 Benton's father had two brothers, both of whom were murdered
Writer Title Year Status Character North of Cheyenne screenplay announced The Ice Harvest 2005 screenplay Twilight 1998 written by Nobody's Fool 1994 screenplay Nadine 1987 written by Places in the Heart 1984 written by Still of the Night 1982 screenplay / story Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 written for the screen by Superman 1978 screenplay The Late Show 1977 written by It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman! 1975 TV Movie play Bad Company 1972 written by Oh! Calcutta! 1972 contributions What's Up, Doc? 1972 screenplay There Was a Crooked Man... 1970 written by Bonnie and Clyde 1967 written by
Director Title Year Status Character Feast of Love 2007 The Human Stain 2003 Twilight 1998 Nobody's Fool 1994 Billy Bathgate 1991 Nadine 1987 Places in the Heart 1984 Still of the Night 1982 Kramer vs. Kramer 1979 The Late Show 1977 Bad Company 1972 A Texas Romance, 1909 1964 Short
Producer Title Year Status Character The Ice Harvest 2005 executive producer The House on Carroll Street 1988 executive producer A Texas Romance, 1909 1964 Short producer
Actor Title Year Status Character Congo the Movie: Descent Into Zinj 1995 Video Game Voice of Jack (voice)
Art Department Title Year Status Character A Texas Romance, 1909 1964 Short painter: paintings
Miscellaneous Title Year Status Character Making the Boys 2011 Documentary archival source: The Fantasticks Original Cast Photographs
Thanks Title Year Status Character Alex of Venice 2014 special thanks The Windmill Movie 2008 Documentary special thanks François Truffaut: Portraits volés 1993 Documentary thanks
Self Title Year Status Character Entertainment Tonight 2008 TV Series Himself Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde' 2008 Video documentary Himself You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman 2006 Video documentary Himself Wanderlust 2006 TV Movie documentary Himself Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer' 2001 Video documentary Himself Bravo Profiles 2000 TV Series documentary Himself Magic Time for Piotr 1998 TV Short documentary Himself The 47th Annual Writers Guild Awards 1995 TV Special Himself Homeward Bound 1994 TV Movie documentary Himself A Great Day in Harlem 1994 Documentary Himself (uncredited) Inside the Actors Studio 1994 TV Series Himself Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave 1992 TV Movie documentary Himself Cinema 3 1987 TV Series Himself Moving Image Salutes Elia Kazan 1987 TV Movie Himself Moving Image Salutes Sidney Lumet 1985 TV Movie Himself The 57th Annual Academy Awards 1985 TV Special documentary Himself - Winner: Best Original Screenplay & Nominee: Best Director The 52nd Annual Academy Awards 1980 TV Special Himself - Winner The 37th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1980 TV Special Himself The 50th Annual Academy Awards 1978 TV Special Himself - Nominee: Best Original Screenplay Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood 2010 TV Mini-Series documentary Himself Godard Made in USA 2010 TV Movie documentary Himself Hollywood's Best Film Directors 2010 TV Series Himself - Interviewee / Film Director Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film 2008 TV Movie documentary Himself
Won Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2007 Laurel Award for Screen Writing Achievement Writers Guild of America, USA 2003 Lifetime Achievement Award Chicago International Film Festival 2000 Joseph L. Mankiewicz Excellence in Filmmaking Award Director's View Film Festival 1994 Distinguished Achievement Award Hamptons International Film Festival 1985 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Places in the Heart (1984) 1985 Silver Berlin Bear Berlin International Film Festival Best Director Places in the Heart (1984) 1985 OCIC Award Berlin International Film Festival Competition Places in the Heart (1984) 1984 NYFCC Award New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Screenplay Places in the Heart (1984) 1984 People's Choice Award Toronto International Film Festival Places in the Heart (1984) 1981 Blue Ribbon Award Blue Ribbon Awards Best Foreign Language Film Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1981 Kinema Junpo Award Kinema Junpo Awards Best Foreign Language Film Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1981 Readers' Choice Award Kinema Junpo Awards Best Foreign Language Film Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1981 Muse Award New York Women in Film & Television 1980 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1980 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1980 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1980 DGA Award Directors Guild of America, USA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1980 Hochi Film Award Hochi Film Awards Best Foreign Language Film Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1980 NSFC Award National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1980 WGA Award (Screen) Writers Guild of America, USA Best Drama Adapted from Another Medium Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1979 Hugo Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation Superman (1978) 1979 KCFCC Award Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1979 LAFCA Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1979 LAFCA Award Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards Best Screenplay Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1978 Edgar Edgar Allan Poe Awards Best Motion Picture The Late Show (1977) 1973 WGA Award (Screen) Writers Guild of America, USA Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen What's Up, Doc? (1972) 1968 NSFC Award National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Best Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 1968 WGA Award (Screen) Writers Guild of America, USA Best Written American Drama Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 1968 WGA Award (Screen) Writers Guild of America, USA Best Written American Original Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 1967 NYFCC Award New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Nominated Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 2006 Edgar Edgar Allan Poe Awards Best Motion Picture Screenplay The Ice Harvest (2005) 1995 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Nobody's Fool (1994) 1995 Golden Berlin Bear Berlin International Film Festival Nobody's Fool (1994) 1995 Humanitas Prize Humanitas Prize Feature Film Category Nobody's Fool (1994) 1995 USC Scripter Award USC Scripter Award Nobody's Fool (1994) 1985 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Director Places in the Heart (1984) 1985 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Screenplay - Motion Picture Places in the Heart (1984) 1985 Golden Berlin Bear Berlin International Film Festival Places in the Heart (1984) 1985 DGA Award Directors Guild of America, USA Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures Places in the Heart (1984) 1985 WGA Award (Screen) Writers Guild of America, USA Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen Places in the Heart (1984) 1983 Edgar Edgar Allan Poe Awards Best Motion Picture Still of the Night (1982) 1981 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Direction Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1981 BAFTA Film Award BAFTA Awards Best Screenplay Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1981 César César Awards, France Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger) Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1980 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Director - Motion Picture Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) 1979 WGA Award (Screen) Writers Guild of America, USA Best Comedy Adapted from Another Medium Superman (1978) 1978 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen The Late Show (1977) 1978 WGA Award (Screen) Writers Guild of America, USA Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen The Late Show (1977) 1977 Golden Berlin Bear Berlin International Film Festival The Late Show (1977) 1973 WGA Award (Screen) Writers Guild of America, USA Best Drama Written Directly for the Screen Bad Company (1972) 1968 Oscar Academy Awards, USA Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 1968 Golden Globe Golden Globes, USA Best Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
2nd Place Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1979 NYFCC Award New York Film Critics Circle Awards Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
3rd Place Awards Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie 1980 NSFC Award National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA Best Screenplay Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Known for movies Kramer vs. Kramer (1979)
Superman (1978)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Nobody's Fool (1994)
$6 Million
