Kramer” to the toll of loss on a single mother in “Places in the Heart.” He was nominated for seven Oscars (including a co-nomination with late scribe David Newman for “Bonnie and Clyde ...

Kramer” and for that film’s screenplay as well as for the script for “Places in the Heart.” Benton began his collaboration with Newman at Esquire. Their first film script, “Bonnie and ...

starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty -- with David Newman. But he is probably best known for his script and direction on "Kramer vs Kramer," the 1979 film that offered an unflinching look at ...

and the original 1978 Superman starring Christopher Reeve (with Leslie Newman and Mario Puzo). In 1979, Benton’s directing career reached a pinnacle with Kramer vs. Kramer. The film took on hot ...

The iconoclastic caper was nominated for 10 Oscars, including for Newman and Benton’s screenplay. “Kramer vs. Kramer,” came more than a decade later in 1979, and became the highest-grossing ...

Benton co-wrote Arthur Penn's groundbreaking crime thriller "Bonnie and Clyde" (1967) -- starring Faye Dunaway and Warren Beatty -- with David Newman. But he is probably best known for his script and ...

Robert Benton, the Oscar-winning writer-director of Kramer Vs. Kramer ... Alongside his Esquire colleague David Newman, Benton wrote the screenplay for Bonnie And Clyde, the critically acclaimed ...