Robert Benton, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who helped reset the rules of Hollywood as co-creator of “Bonnie and Clyde,” and later wrote and directed the sensitive domestic dramas “Kramer vs.

The filmmaker's death was confirmed by Maria Forzano, his longtime manager and assistantRobert Benton, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who directed Kramer vs. Kramer, has died at age 92His death was confirmed by his longtime manager and assistant Maria Forzano,

Robert Benton, who co-wrote movies such as Bonnie & Clyde and directed films such as Kramer Vs. Kramer and Places in the Heart, died at his home in Manhattan on Sunday at age 92. His passing was confirmed to the New York Times by Marisa Forzano,