Robert Benton Biography

Robert Benton, Director

Born as	Robert Douglas Benton
Occup.	Director
From	USA
Born	September 29, 1932 Waxahachie, Texas, USA
Age	92 years

Robert Benton was born on September 29, 1932, in Waxahachie, Texas, USA. He was the son of Dorothy L. and Ellery Douglass Benton. Robert had an interest in movies as well as entertainment since his childhood years. He matured watching timeless films and checking out books, which influenced him to go after an occupation in the movie industry.

After finishing from high school, Robert examined journalism and also staged arts at the University of Texas. Throughout his college years, he functioned as an art director for the Austin Statesman paper. Later, he relocated to New York City to function as an assistant editor at Esquire Magazine.

In the 1960s, Robert obtained his first break in Hollywood as a film writer. He worked on a few tv shows, including "The Nurses" and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E". In 1967, he co-wrote the screenplay for the film "Bonnie and Clyde", which came to be a box office hit and also obtained multiple Academy Award elections.

Robert remained to function as a screenwriter throughout the 1970s, composing effective movies such as "What's Up, Doc?" (1972), "The Late Show" (1977), as well as "Superman" (1978). In 1979, he made his directorial launching with the film "Kramer vs. Kramer".

The film was a vital and also commercial success, gaining multiple Academy Awards, consisting of Best Picture and Best Director for Robert Benton. He remained to guide as well as produce movies throughout the 1980s, including "Places in the Heart" (1984), for which he won an additional Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

Robert Benton has likewise functioned as a producer, writer, and also director in tv shows, such as "Human Target" and "Feud: Bette and Joan". Throughout his profession, Robert has actually been identified for his payment to the film market. In 2003, he was sworn in right into the Texas Film Hall of Fame, and also in 2011, he obtained a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Woodstock Film Festival.

Robert Benton has been married and separated two times and also has 2 children. He remains to operate in the film sector, producing films that touch the heart of audiences worldwide.

Our collection contains 7 quotes who is written / told by Robert.

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7 Famous quotes by Robert Benton

"Twilight is about getting older and relationships - not about a murder mystery. It's about love when you reach a certain age; nothing is in primary colors"

"My 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"

"My education was an education by movies"

"I was dyslexic before anybody knew what dyslexia was. I was called 'slow'. It's an awful feeling to think of yourself as 'slow' - it's horrible"

"I'd like to know what law is it that says that a woman is a better parent, simply by virtue of her sex"

"Movies without meaningful dialogue play well all over the world. The Apostle is probably the best movie of the year, but it won't do squat in Korea"

"In America, people rarely stay in the town where they grew up, rarely stay in close proximity to their parents throughout their lives. You rarely find parents in their old age being taken care of by their children"