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Also Known As Robert Douglas Benton
Born September 29, 1932 • Texas
Died May 11, 2025 (aged 92) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1985) • Academy Award (1980) • Edgar Award (1978)
Notable Works “Bad Company” • “Billy Bathgate” • “Bonnie and Clyde” • “Kramer vs. Kramer” • “Nadine” • “Nobody’s Fool” • “Places in the Heart” • “Still of the Night” • “Superman” • “The Late Show”

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Joseph L. Mankiewicz
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William Goldman
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