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Simply Streep is your premiere source on Meryl Streep's work on film, television and in the theatre - a career that has won her the praise to be one of the world's greatest working actresses. Created in 1999, we have built an extensive collection to discover Miss Streep's body of work through articles, photos and videos. Enjoy your stay.
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Director Robert Benton has died on May 11, 2025. Benton was not only one of the most influental screenwriters and directors of the ’70s and ’80s, he put Meryl Streep on the map of film stardom when he directed her in “Kramer vs. Kramer“. After co-writing Hollywood classics, including “Bonnie and Clyde”, “What’s Up, Doc” and “Superman”, Benton received a Best Director and Best Picture Oscars for “Kramer” in 1980, as did Dustin Hoffmann and Meryl Streep. Streep has often credited his openness to make Joanna Kramer more relatable for the audience instead of just being the villain to the story. He let the actress rewrite her courtroom scene – which is most probably the scene that won her the Oscar. Benton and Streep would reteam in 1982 for “Still of the Night“, a Hitchcockian thriller that bombed with critics and audiences. While Streep has said it might be the only film she’d like to erase from her filmography, from an artistic standpoint, the film itself is not as bad as it’s been talked about. Benton would win a third Academy Award for his screenplay for “Places in the Heart” and would continue directing throughout the ’90s and ’00s, including “Nobody’s Fool” and “The Human Stain”. In the above picture, Streep is pictured with Benton, Hoffman and producer Stanley Jaffe, who also died this year, on March 10, at the age of 84.
