I was dyslexic before anybody knew what dyslexia was. I was called 'slow'. It's an awful feeling to think of yourself as 'slow' - it's horrible.

He was the art director at Esquire magazine in the early 1960s. Kramer
1981 - César Award for Best Foreign Film for Kramer vs. Kramer
1984 - People's Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival
1985 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for Places in the Heart
1985 - Silver Bear for Best Director at the 35th Berlin International Film Festival for Places in the Heart


Nominations
1968 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde
1968 - Golden Globe for Best Screenplay for Bonnie and Clyde
1977 - Golden Bear at Berlin for The Late Show
1978 - Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay for The Late Show
1980 - Golden Globe for Best Director - Motion Picture for Kramer vs.