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Robert Benton (1932-) is an Oscar®-winning American director and writer. Benton’s IMDb page shows 28 acting and directing credits. This page will rank Robert Benton movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information.
Robert Benton Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Robert Benton Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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Possibly Interesting Facts About Robert Benton
1. Robert Douglas Benton was born in Waxahachie, Texas in 1932.
2. Robert Benton was the art director at Esquire in the early 1960s.
3. Robert Benton got the idea for his Bonnie and Clyde (1967) script from his father Ellery Douglass Benton who had actually attended the separate funerals of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. FYI – 20 different directors refused to film Bonnie and Clyde. Eventually, Arthur Penn agreed to direct the movie and turned it into an all-time classic.
4. Robert Benton has received 5 Oscar® nominations for writing and 2 Oscar nominations for directing. He won 2 Oscars® for 1979’s Kramer vs Kramer (writing and directing) and 1 Oscar® for 1984’s Places in the Heart (writing).
5. Robert Benton 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.
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I have seen 4 Robert Benton movies.
One movie is a favourite: Bonnie and Clyde.
I have also seen:
What’s Up Doc?
There Was a Crooked Man
The Late Show