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Shelley Cardiel:
updated the profile photo of Adelia Large to Adelia Eva Cornell Large.
Margaret Garrison:
Lois Rebecca Laughlin died on February 19, 2010 at Tucson, AZ at 55 years of age. Her cause of death is listed as: becky was one of my younger sisters. We became estranged after our mother died. While she remained in Tucson, I was offered a position as Children's Director at a church in Sacramento. I tried reaching out to her over the years, but we never really connected. I have so many sweet memories of our family growing up in Tucson AZ. As the oldest in a family of four kids, I was often responsible for helping out with my younger siblings. I will always remember Becky as a happy, go-lucky child. I envied her outgoing personality and her singing and acting talents. I was devastated to hear she had died of cancer. I know she loved Jesus and we will eventually meet again in heaven where all will be forgiven. I love you so much, Becky, and miss you!
Amanda S. Stevenson:
Robert Benton
Born Robert Douglas Benton
September 29, 1932
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died May 11, 2025 (aged 92)
New York City, U.S.
Occupations
Film directorscreenwriterproducer
Years active 1967–2007
Spouse Sallie Rendig (m. 1964; died 2023)
Children 1
Robert Douglas Benton (September 29, 1932 – May 11, 2025) was an Academy Award-winning American film director and screenwriter. He, along with his co-writer David Newman, were nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the 1967 film Bonnie and Clyde. In 1979, he wrote and directed the film Kramer vs. Kramer, winning the Academy Award for Best Director and the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He won another Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for the 1984 film Places in the Heart.
Early life
Benton was born in Dallas, Texas, and later moved Waxahachie, Texas, to Dorothy (née Spaulding) and Ellery Douglass Benton, a telephone company employee.
He attended the University of Texas, graduating in 1953 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts. Benton served two years in the army and then moved to New York City to pursue a master's degree in art history at Columbia University. However, he dropped out after a semester and joined the staff at Esquire magazine.
Career
In 1959, he co-wrote the book The IN and OUT Book with Harvey Schmidt, published by Viking Press. He was the art director at Esquire in the early 1960s.
Benton won the Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Director for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979) and Best Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart (1984).
Benton garnered three additional Oscar nominations: two for Best Original Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde (1967) and The Late Show (1977), and one for Best Adapted Screenplay for Nobody's Fool (1994).
He also directed Twilight (1998) and Feast of Love (2007), and co-wrote the screenplays for Superman (1978) and The Ice Harvest (2005).
In 2006, he appeared in the documentary film Wanderlust.
Personal life
Benton was married to artist Sallie Rendig, with whom he had a son, from 1964 until her death in 2023.
Benton died at his home in Manhattan on May 11, 2025, at the age of 92.
Films
Year Title Director Writer Executive
Producer
1967 Bonnie and Clyde No Yes No
1970 There Was a Crooked Man... No Yes No
1972 What's Up, Doc? No Yes No
Bad Company Yes Yes No
1977 The Late Show Yes Yes No
1978 Superman No Yes No
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer Yes Yes No
1982 Still of the Night Yes Yes No
1984 Places in the Heart Yes Yes No
1987 Nadine Yes Yes No
1988 The House on Carroll Street No No Yes
1991 Billy Bathgate Yes No No
1994 Nobody's Fool Yes Yes No
1998 Twilight Yes Yes No
2003 The Human Stain Yes No No
2005 The Ice Harvest No Yes Yes
2007 Feast of Love Yes No No
Producer
A Texas Romance, 1909[8] (1964) (Short film)
Theatre
Year Title Notes
1966 It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman Libretto; adaptation in television film (1975)
1969 Oh! Calcutta! Contribution in libretto; adaptation in theatrical film (1972)
Awards and nominations
Academy Awards
Year Category Title Result
1968 Best Original Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde Nominated
1978 The Late Show Nominated
1980 Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer Won
Best Adapted Screenplay Won
1985 Best Director Places in the Heart Nominated
Best Original Screenplay Won
1995 Best Adapted Screenplay Nobody's Fool Nominated
BAFTA Awards
Year Category Title Result
1980 Best Direction Kramer vs. Kramer Nominated
Golden Globe Awards
Year Category Title Result
1968 Best Screenplay Bonnie and Clyde Nominated
1980 Best Director Kramer vs. Kramer Nominated
Best Screenplay Won
1985 Places in the Heart Nominated
Directors Guild of America
Year Category Title Result
1980 Outstanding Directing Kramer vs. Kramer Won
1985 Places in the Heart Nominated
Berlin International Film Festival
Year Category Title Result
1977 Golden Bear The Late Show Nominated
1985 Silver Bear for Best Director[9] Places in the Heart Won
Other awards
Year Award Category Title Result
1978 Edgar Awards Best Motion Picture Screenplay The Late Show Won
1981 César Awards Best Foreign Film Kramer vs. Kramer Nominated
1984 Toronto International Film Festival People's Choice Award Won
2007 Writers Guild of America Laurel Award for Screenwriting Achievement[10] Won
Accolades for Benton's directed features
Year Picture Academy Awards BAFTAs Golden Globes
Nominations Wins Nominations Wins Nominations Wins
1977 The Late Show 1 1 1
1979 Kramer vs. Kramer 9 5 6 8 4
1984 Places in the Heart 7 2 3 1
1991 Billy Bathgate 1
1994 Nobody's Fool 2 1
Total 19 7 7 14 5
Directed Oscar Performances
Under Benton's directions, these actors have received Oscar nominations (and wins) for their performances in their respective roles.
Year Performer Feature Result
Academy Award for Best Actor
1980 Dustin Hoffman Kramer vs. Kramer Won
1995 Paul Newman Nobody's Fool Nominated
Academy Award for Best Actress
1985 Sally Field Places in the Heart Won
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1980 Justin Henry Kramer vs. Kramer Nominated
1985 John Malkovich Places in the Heart Nominated
Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1980 Jane Alexander Kramer vs. Kramer Nominated
Meryl Streep Won
1985 Lindsay Crouse Places in the Heart Nominated
Angela Scott:
My baby brother - My baby brother transition at the age of 2 , it was a couple of days to a week before he was to turn 3 and have a party. I was only 8 years old but I remember my brother and his smile like it was yesterday. He was unable to talk but he would look at me with so much love in his eyes . He was born with hypoxia to the point it left him paralyzed from the neck down , dr said he was not going to live long after he was born but Eric proved them wrong, we had 2 beautiful years with him but he grew weak and tired with all the seizures that consumed his little body , he eventually found his way back into Gods hands . I miss you little brother, you were my hero and you loved me the most
F Stover:
What Emily was like - Emily was born at home in Carmichael, CA like her older sister Kira. She liked cats a lot and had a wild imagination. She could be excitable and very playful at times and she had a couple close female friends. Emily liked hiking around Trinidad beach and the redwoods with her sisters. She wanted to own love birds, so she saved up some money and bought two beautiful birds which she cherished. Her last school was Sunny Brae Middle School in Arcata, CA.
Heather Grimshaw:
Robert Grimshaw was my father - Bob Grimshaw was my father. I was the youngest of his 3 children and the only girl. We lost my Mom when I was 9 years old. My dad never recovered from that loss. He didn't know how to proceed in life without her, how to raise a daughter and made a conscious decision to retreat from society. I know now that he had no resources, like we do today. I also know he did the best he could. He was kind, generous, pleasant, well mannered and spoke highly of most everyone he knew. He never swore, rarely raised his voice and had a wealth of information that I was never able to elicit from him.
He met his grandson, Tyler Lee on one occasion but was not cognizant enough to appreciate the importance of who was on his lap.
My Mom was his source of happiness, his compass and reason for getting up in the morning. He passed 2 days before his 3rd grandchild Bronson James Makana Lee was born. I miss him dearly.
Darlene Turner:
Trying to find my friend Annie - I am really hoping that this is not Annie's page. Deanna Fowler with a friend of mine in Portland Oregon. If this is that Annie and her mother of her sister sees this please let me know confirm it was her. I'm hoping it's not I'm hoping my auntie is still alive
Darlene
Yvonne Vizard:
Darby's death date - Darby William Mee of Colac, Colac Otway Shire County, VIC Australia was born on January 27, 1895 in Nhill, Hindmarsh Shire County to John David Austin Mee and Agnes Jane Magdalene Pannowitz Mee. He had siblings John Michael Mee, Ellen Harriett (Mee) Hickey, Margaret Jane (Mee) Gorman, George David Austin Mee, and Agnes Mary Mee. He married Margaret Mary Smith in 1919, and had children William Patrick John Mee, Alphonsus George Mee, and Ernest Gregory James Mee. Darby Mee died at age 65 years old on August 19, 1960 in Colac, Colac Otway Shire County. Darby's correct death date was 17 June 1960.
UPDATE: Wedding to Margaret Mary (aka Mal) Smith was 14 June 1919. They had 7 children, 1 girl name unknown, died in infancy & 6 boys. As well as Patrick John Mee, Alphonsus George Mee, and Ernest Gregory James Mee there was. Anthony Michael (Tony) Mee, Lawrence Noel (Noel) Mee and my father Phillip Desmond (Phil) Mee. All are deceased.
If you need more information just ask me. Regards Yvonne Vizard
Lisa Cudd:
The world needs more people like him! - I went to live with Uncle Les in 1962 after my mother died the previous December, when I was 5 years. He was married to my paternal aunt. He became my father in all sense of the word, loving me unconditionally. He became my world and the role model of the man I would want to marry. Thankfully, I did! He was the best grandpa to my son, and I think of him and miss him each and every day.
His *skeezits* and *punkin*, Lisa
Judy Landrum:
Looking for irwin family - My name is Judy Landrum. I'm the mother of Jennifer Wilson (Joyce Willson/Irwin) she is desperately trying to get in contact with any intermediate family member of Irwin. If someone would contact her please she would be very grateful. Jennifer has some family albums that she wants to be sure that family members receive. (208) ***- 6*** thank you
Sargon Elia:
“Boiling” - I remember her visiting when I was 8 or 9 years old in Tehran, Iran, with her daughter Valentine. She was very talkative, earning the moniker “Biq-biqoo,” meaning boiling in Assyrian. In Assyrian culture everyone had a moniker (Laqooma). She told great stories about village life in SALAMAS. She loved to eat hot peppers as a snack and people strived to bring her the hottest peppers they could find. “This is as sweet as honey,” she’d say with tears and sweat running down her cheeks. She, my maternal grandmother Esther Masteran (Elia) and my paternal grandaunt Regina had a pact to pray for each other when they died to get them out of purgatory and into heaven. She loved drinking tea brewed in a Samavar.
John Samuel III:
Mom - Not a day goes by I don’t think about you not a moment passes without you crossing my mind as my time comes closer and life keeps ticking by I just hope you’re proud proud of the man I’ve become proud of what I’ve become as I come into this crossroad of my life and this surgery drawing nearer I cling to your memories for strength I cling to your lessons for peace. I love you and miss you
To my favorite person to grace my life to my best fiend to the best thing I’ve ever had
I love you and miss you one day we’ll be reunited until I’ll try the best I can
Viara Palazova-Radeva:
Hello everyone! My name is Viara. I’m from Bulgaria 🇧🇬. I’m trying to find people, who lived with my uncle Neal Koleshkoff, before his death in 1999…
He was born in Bulgaria in rich family, but he lived and he was a hospital architect in Dearborn Michigan. I hope if someone can help me to find more information about his life and people around him. Thank you 🙏
Leila Bensaeid:
My mother and 7 child and war in ìran va iraq and leave my father our a d go with shamsi zendehroudi bensaeid and two daughter mehrnoosh and shiva don't belong my father to maryland washington Dc USa, my dear mom god bless and thanks of all sad and cry for us 7 child ben bensaeid - The day I heard the war started, we were in Abadan. First, Khorramshahr was attacked. When we heard the news of the attack on Khorramshahr, we had no picture of the war at all and did not know what the war was. They said that Iraq has invaded. We had no idea of war in our youth. We thought it was a passing incident and it was over. Local forces repel the attacks and this will end soon. The war started on September 21 1978 and we did not know what war was until the second day of October, when the Abadan education building was bombed! After the attack on Abadan, we just understood the meaning of the war and what happened. It was the second day of October when we realized that the war was real and the war had begun. My mother did not know what to do with her 7 children.
Leila Bensaeid:
🌹گاهی می اندیشم. 🌹 چندان هم مهم نیست . اگر هیچ از دنیا نداشته باشم همین مرا بس که کوچه ای داشته باشم و باران و انسانهایی در زندگیم باشند که زلال تر از باران،هستند! 🌹 انسان بزرگ نمیشود .! جز به وسیله ی فڪرش شریف نمیشود.! جز به واسطه ی رفتارش و قابل احترام نمیگردد.! جز به سبب اعمال نیڪش .! تقدیم به ڪسانی ڪه شایسته ی احترامند🌹🌸🌹 - 🌹گاهی می اندیشم. 🌹
چندان هم مهم نیست .
اگر هیچ از دنیا نداشته باشم
همین مرا بس که کوچه ای داشته
باشم و باران و انسانهایی در
زندگیم باشند که زلال تر از باران،هستند!
🌹
انسان بزرگ نمیشود .!
جز به وسیله ی فڪرش
شریف نمیشود.!
جز به واسطه ی رفتارش
و قابل احترام نمیگردد.!
جز به سبب اعمال نیڪش .!
تقدیم به ڪسانی
ڪه شایسته ی احترامند🌹🌸🌹