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Writer and Director Robert Benton Passes Away at 92

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of director and writer Robert Benton at the age of 92. A three-time Academy Award-winner, Benton worked on several high-profile films of the 1970s and 80s, including What' Up Doc? starring Barbra Streisand, 1978's Superman, and as writer-director, which won him Oscars for Best Screenplay and Best Director. The movie itself won Best Picture that year. In the 1960s, Bento…

SOURCE: BroadwayWorld at 12:36PM on May 14, 2025

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