Robert Benton(I)
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Robert Douglas Benton is an American screenwriter and filmmaker from Waxahachie, Texas who is known for screenwriting Bonnie & Clyde, Kramer vs. Kramer and Superman. He won two Academy Awards for writing and directing Kramer vs. Kramer. He directed other feature films including Twilight, Bad Company and Nobody's Fool. He is married to Sallie Rendig since 1964.
- Won 3 Oscars
- 31 wins & 25 nominations total
Writer
Director
Producer
- Born
- ParentsEllery Douglass Benton
- Other worksOh! Calcutta! (1969). Musical revue. Conceived byKenneth Tynan.Contributions bySamuel Beckett,Jules Feiffer,Dan Greenburg,John Lennon,Jacques Levy[earliest Broadway credit],Leonard Melfi,David Newman,Robert Benton,Sam Shepard,Clovis Trouille,Kenneth Tynan andSherman Yellen.Music and Lyrics, The Open Window: Robert Dennis, Peter Schickele and Stanley Walden. Musical Director: Norman Bergen. Choreographed byMargo Sappington.Directed byJacques Levy.Eden Theatre (moved to The Belasco Theatre from 25 Feb 1971- close). 17 Jun 1969- 12 Aug 1972 (1314 performances). Cast: Raina Barrett (as "Performer" ), Mark Dempsey (as "Performer" ), Robert Dennis (as "The Open Window Performer" ), Katie Drew-Wilkinson (as "Performer" ), Boni Enten (as "Performer" ),Bill Macy(as "Performer" ),Alan Rachins(as "Performer" ), Leon Russom (as "Performer" ),Margo Sappington(as "Performer" ), Peter Schickele (as "The Open Window Performer" ), Nancy Tribush (as "Performer" ), Stanley Walden (as "The Open Window Performer" ), George Welbes (as "Performer" ). Replacement actors during Eden Theatre run: Mel Auston (as "Performer" ), Maureen Byrnes (as "Performer" ),Michael Callahan(as "Performer" ), B.J. DeSimone (as "Performer" ), Ray Edelstein (as "Performer" ), Gene GeBauer (as "Performer" ), Samantha Harper (as "Performer" ), Patricia Hawkins (as "Performer" ), Kathrin King (as "Performer" ), William Knight (as "Performer" ), Mitchell McGuire (as "Performer" ), Lynn Oliver (as "Performer" ), Eddie Phillips Jr. (as "Performer" ), Pamela Pilkenton (as "Performer" ), Gary Rethmeier (as "Performer" ), Michael Riordan (as "Performer" ), Martin Speer (as "Performer" ). Replacement actors during Belasco Theatre run: Mel Auston (as "Performer" ), Lawrie Driscoll (as "Performer" ), Samantha Harper (as "Performer" ), Cyndi Howard (as "Performer" ), William Knight (as "Performer" ), Eddie Phillips (as "Performer" ), Pamela Pilkenton (as "Performer" ), Gary Rethmeier (as "Performer" ). Standbys: Ray Edelstein (as "All Men" ), Ellie Smith (as "All Women" ). Produced byHillard Elkins.Produced in association with Michael White, Gordon Crowe and George Platt. Note: Filmed asOh! Calcutta! (1972).
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- TriviaGot the idea for hisBonnie and Clyde (1967)script from his father Ellery Douglass Benton who had actually attended the separate funerals ofBonnie ParkerandClyde Barrow.
- QuotesMy 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.
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