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Robert Benton

Robert Benton

Robert Douglas Benton (born September 29, 1932) is an American screenwriter and film director. Benton was born in Waxahachie, Texas, the son of Dorothy (née Spaulding) and Ellery Douglass Benton, a telephone company employee. He attended the University of Texas and Columbia University.[1] Benton has enjoyed a highly successful career in film, winning numerous prestigious awards for both writing and directing. He was also the art director at Esquire magazine in the early 1960s. In 2006, he appeared in the documentary Wanderlust, as did a number of other well-known people. Benton's family originally hailed from Northumberland in Great Britain, where the Bentons held a seat long before the Norman Conquest. Many family members settled in America, including Abigail and Isabel Benton, who settled in Virginia in 1642; George Benton, who settled in Barbados in 1669; and Robert Benton, who settled in Virginia in 1635. Benton was once a noble family, but they became commoners after the Norman invasion. Robert Benton still has relatives living in England who trace their origins to the seventeenth century. Other prominent Bentons include: Thomas Hart Benton and William Burnett Benton. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Benton, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Personal information

Birthday

1932-09-29

Birth Place

Waxahachie, Texas, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

1992

2.0

Movie
Death Valley

Death Valley

1946

5.0

Movie
Faye

Faye

2024

6.7

Movie
Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'

Finding the Truth: The Making of 'Kramer vs. Kramer'

2001

4.2

Movie
Godard Made in USA

Godard Made in USA

2010

0.0

Movie
poster

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

8.0

TV
poster

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood

2010

4.7

TV
Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

Public Enemies: The Golden Age of the Gangster Film

2008

6.9

Movie
Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

Revolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'

2008

4.6

Movie
Wanderlust

Wanderlust

2006

5.0

Movie
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

2006

6.0

Movie