Robert Benton, who helped usher in a bold new era of Hollywood filmmaking as a co-writer of “Bonnie and Clyde,” and who later ...

Robert Benton, filmmaker who overcame childhood dyslexia and became an Oscar-winning director known for 'Kramer vs. Kramer' ...

The Waxahachie-born filmmaker received six Oscar nominations and won three times during a 40-year screen career.

Benton is survived by his son, John. His wife of 60 years, Sallie Rendigs, passed away in 2023 at the age of 88. They married in 1964 and share only one child.

American director and screenwriter Robert Benton, three-time Oscar winner and responsible for classics such as Kramer vs.