Search results
Peter Benchley. Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author, screenwriter, and environmental activist. He is known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its movie adaptation with Carl Gottlieb.
- Peter Bradford Benchley, May 8, 1940, New York City, U.S.
- February 11, 2006 (aged 65), Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
- 1967–2006
Writer, Adventurer, Conservationist. Peter was born in New York City in 1940. Over the next 65 years, he became one of the most widely-known and respected conservationists in the world. He used the acclaim from “Jaws” to alert the world to the growing danger to sharks, other sea creatures and the oceans themselves.
Peter Benchley. Writer: Jaws. Grandson of famed humorist and actor Robert Benchley and the son of highly respected children's books author Nathaniel Benchley, novelist Peter Benchley's book were decidedly more dramatic in their content and style than his father's, and usually centered on the world's oceans as a backdrop to his vigorous plots.
- January 1, 1
- New York City, New York, USA
- January 1, 1
- Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Feb 13, 2006 · Peter Benchley, whose 1974 novel ''Jaws'' turned shark attacks into a national obsession and who later used what he called his ''fish story'' to help promote oceanic conservation, died yesterday...
Jaws is a novel by American writer Peter Benchley, published in 1974. It tells the story of a large great white shark that preys upon a small Long Island resort town and the three men who attempt to kill it.
- United States
- Peter Benchley
- English
People also ask
Who was Peter Benchley?
How did Peter Benchley die?
Was Peter Benchley fascinated by the sea?
Who was Nathaniel Benchley?
Jan 10, 2005 · When President Johnson left office in January of 1969, I began a career as a freelance writer. I wrote stories for dozens of newspapers and magazines, including National Geographic, The New Yorker, LIFE, and The New York Times.
Peter Benchley: The Father of Jaws and Other Tales of The Deep | Peter Benchley. DivingPioneersCropped.jpg. Diving Pioneers and Innovators. Available for purchase: Amazon. Peter Benchley: The Father of Jaws and Other Tales of The Deep. Brett Gilliam.
