Robert Benton, who helped usher in a bold new era of Hollywood filmmaking as a co-writer of “Bonnie and Clyde,” and who later stepped behind the camera to direct acclaimed movies including “Kramer vs.

After collaborating on the script for “Bonnie and Clyde,” he went on to write and direct “Kramer vs. Kramer” and “Places in the Heart.”

BroadwayWorld is saddened to report the passing of director and writer Robert Benton at the age of 92. In addition to his many films, he and his writing partner David Newman wrote the Broadway musical It's a