In America, people rarely stay in the town where they grew up, rarely stay in close proximity to their parents throughout their lives. You rarely find parents in their old age being taken care of by their children.

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.