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.

Robert Benton, the Texas-born filmmaker who surpassed the difficulties of severe dyslexia in his childhood to become the Oscar-winning director and screenwriter behind films including "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Bonnie and Clyde,

Robert Benton, who helmed best picture winner “Kramer vs. Kramer” and collaborated on the screenplay for "Bonnie and Clyde," died Sunday in Manhattan.