Robert R. Benton

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Robert R. Benton , also Robert Benton and Bob Benton (born April 10, 1924 in Los Angeles , † December 7, 2003 in Santa Barbara (California) , United States ) was an American film architect and set designer .

Life

Benton began his career as a prop master in the 1950s . In 1956 he received his first assignment as a set decorator. For the next four decades he made a wealth of films and worked for major Hollywood production companies such as MGM , Warner Bros. and, above all, Paramount Pictures . From the late 80s onwards, Benton stepped down a little before ending his career entirely in 1995. Benton has also starred several popular television series, including Solo for ONKEL and Bonanza . His long-term collaboration with film architect Hal Pereira began with the last-mentioned western classic .

In order not to be confused with the well-known screenwriter ( Bonnie and Clyde ) and director ( Kramer versus Kramer ) Robert Benton , he only called himself Robert R. Benton regularly since the late 1960s, previously often just Robert Benton. In the 1960s, he received an Oscar nomination for four of his works in quick succession : The wildest among a thousand , only for officers , voice on the phone and ... because nobody is without guilt . Towards the end of his career, Robert Benton only worked as a film architect twice: At Hot Businesses (1986) and Conagher (1991).

Filmography

literature

  • Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 333, (brief mention).

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personal data
SURNAME Benton, Robert R.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Benton, Robert; Benton, Bob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American film architect and set designer
DATE OF BIRTH April 10, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH los Angeles
DATE OF DEATH December 7, 2003
Place of death Santa Barbara (California) , United States