Robert Benton, the much-admired screenwriter turned director who co-wrote Bonnie and Clyde and received a pair of Academy Awards for his work on the best picture winner Kramer vs. Kramer, has died. He was 92. Benton died Sunday at his home in Manhattan, his longtime assistant and manager, Marisa Forzano, told The New York Times .

Robert Benton, the Oscar-winning filmmaker who helped reset the rules in Hollywood as the co-creator of "Bonnie and Clyde," and later received mainstream validation as the writer-director of "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Places in the Heart," has died at age 92.

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.