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, 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, the Oscar-winning writer-director of Kramer Vs. Kramer, died at his home on Sunday, his longtime assistant and manager Marisa Forzano confirmed to The New York Times. He was 92 years old.