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Robert Benton, Oscar-winning director of Kramer vs Kramer, dies aged 92
The writer and director, whose credits also include Bonnie and Clyde, Superman and Places in the Heart, died at his New York City home
Benton’s first screen credit was for co-writing 1967 hit Bonnie and Clyde with David Newman. His last credit was for directing the ensemble drama Feast of Love, which starred Morgan Freeman and Greg Kinnear. “Scripts survive a kind of winnowing process, and I reach the point where I enjoy these characters enough to spend two years with them.”
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