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Also Known As Robert Douglas Benton
Born September 29, 1932 (age 92) • Texas
Awards And Honors Academy Award (1985) • Academy Award (1980)
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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