Robert Benton, "Bonnie and Clyde" Creator, Dies at 92

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Robert Benton, prolific filmmaker known for "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Kramer vs. Kramer," dies at 92

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Robert Benton wrote and directed " Bonnie and Clyde " and "Places in the Heart" During a 40-year screen career, the Texas native received six Oscar nominations and won three times.

He was widely appreciated by actors as attentive and trusting, and directed Oscar -winning performances by Dustin Hoffman , Meryl Streep and Sally Field .

"Nobody's Fool" was Benton 's last Oscar -nominated film.

It starred Paul Newman as a small-town troublemaker in upstate New York .

Benton was nominated for best adapted screenplay for the 1994 film.

"Home is what I've spent my life looking for," he said in 1998 .

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