Robert Benton, who helmed best picture winner “Kramer vs. Kramer” and collaborated on the screenplay for "Bonnie and Clyde," died Sunday in Manhattan.

"Kramer vs. Kramer," which opened 40 years ago this week, just as the revolutionary 1970s crawled to a finish, tapped into an inflammatory issue defining the times. The film’s plot was little ...

Three-time Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Robert Benton, who helmed the 1979 best picture Oscar winner “Kramer vs. Kramer” as well as such films as “The Late Show,” “Places in ...