Robert Jarvik, a creator of the artificial heart, dies at 79 He was the lead designer of the Jarvik-7, a controversial plastic and metal device intended to permanently replace an ailing human heart.

Robert Brazil, who promoted the Socratic method of teaching as a principal of Sullivan High School in Chicago, has died.

Robert Benton, Oscar-winning screenwriter and director, dies at 92 A filmmaking force in the New Hollywood and beyond, he co-wrote the landmark crime movie “Bonnie and Clyde” and won Oscars ...

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Three-time Oscar-winning director and screenwriter Robert Benton, who helmed the 1979 best picture Oscar winner “Kramer vs. Kramer” as well as such films as “The Late Show,” “Places in ...

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

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 ...

Robert Benton, the screenwriter turned director who co-wrote Bonnie and Clyde and received two Oscars for Kramer vs. Kramer, has died at 92.

Robert Jarvik, 79, Dies; a Designer of the First Permanent Artificial Heart He worked with a team at the University of Utah to create a mechanical heart.

The director and screenwriter Robert Benton in 1979, the year “Kramer vs. Kramer” was released. It was that year’s top-grossing film and won five Academy Awards. Chester Higgins Jr./The New ...

Robert Benton, filmmaker who overcame childhood dyslexia and became an Oscar-winning director known for 'Kramer vs. Kramer' and 'Bonnie and Clyde,' has died.

Robert Benton, writer and director of the highly acclaimed "Kramer vs. Kramer," has died, the New York Times reported Tuesday. He was 92.