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• Screenwriter and director Robert Benton received two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe and a Directors Guild of America Award for writing and directing the 1979 drama film Kramer vs. Kramer. His 1984 film Places of the Heart earned him another best screenplay Oscar and he was nominated in the same category for the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde, 1977's Late Show and 1994's Nobody's Fool.Yahoo! Movies: Robert Benton Awards and Nominations

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: Robert Douglas BentonYahoo! Movies: Robert Benton Biography
  2. Born: September 29, 1932 Yahoo! Movies: Robert Benton Biography
  3. Birth place: Waxahachie, TexasYahoo! Movies: Robert Benton Biography
  4. Served in the US Army during the 1950sYahoo: Robert Benton
  5. Worked as Esquire Magazine's art director during the 1960sYahoo: Robert Benton
  6. Often partners with fellow screenwriter David NewmanVh1: Robert Benton Biography
  7. Co-wrote the screenplay for the 1978 film SupermanVh1: Robert Benton Biography

• Awards

  • 1980: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for Kramer vs. Kramer
  • 1980: Academy Award for Best Directing for Kramer vs. Kramer
  • 1980: Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay for Kramer vs. Kramer
  • 1985: Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for Places in the HeartYahoo! Movies: Robert Benton Awards and Nominations

• Quote

  "A long time ago, someone said to me, "you do work for several different reasons," one of which is that you have something you want to say that you want other people to hear. The other reason is that you're looking for something you don't know and you're trying to find out what it is...I'm fascinated by that complicated thing that is love. In all of my films, if there's been a thread, it is about the family as an extension of community.''Box Office Mojo: Interview: Robert Benton

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