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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Peter_BenchleyPeter Benchley - Wikipedia

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   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.

   • Born: Peter Bradford Benchley, May 8, 1940, New York City, U.S.
   • Died: February 11, 2006 (aged 65), Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.

   • Years active: 1967–2006

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     ‘Jaws’: 10 Facts About Peter Benchley’s Bestselling Novel for Its 50th Anniversary

     Released in 1975, the Steven Spielberg shark thriller was based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Peter Benchley. Take a look at how Benchley managed to turn a idea culled from a newspaper ...

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4. www.bookseriesinorder.com › peter-benchleyPeter Benchley - Book Series In Order

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   Peter Benchley was an American author of mystery and thriller novels best known as the author of Jaws and co-wrote the novel subsequent film adaptation alongside Carl Gottlieb. Several of the author’s novels were adapted into movies include, The Island, The Deep, White Shark, and Beast.

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   20 hours ago · Jaws was sold based on a single page. 'Jaws' author Peter Benchley. / Peter Jones/GettyImages. Born May 8, 1940, in New York City, Peter Benchley had a love of the water instilled in him early on ...

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   Peter Benchley has 66 books on Goodreads with 303009 ratings. Peter Benchley’s most popular book is Jaws (Jaws, #1).

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   How many books does Peter Benchley have on Goodreads?

   • * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . Peter Benchley has 67 books on Goodreads with 302213 ratings. Peter Benchley’s most popular book is Jaws (Jaws, #1).

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   Who is Peter Benchley?

   • Benchley was the son of author Nathaniel Benchley and Marjorie (née Bradford), and grandson of Algonquin Round Table founder Robert Benchley. His younger brother, Nat Benchley, is a writer and actor. Peter Benchley was an alumnus of the Allen-Stevenson School, Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University .

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   What is Peter Benchley's Amazon about?

   • In 1999, the television show Peter Benchley's Amazon was created, about a group of airplane crash survivors in the middle of a vast jungle. During the last decade of his career, Benchley wrote non-fiction works about the sea and about sharks, advocating their conservation.

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   Who is Peter Bradford Benchley?

   • Peter Bradford Benchley was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the screenplay for its highly successful film adaptation. The success of the book led to many publishers commissioning books about mutant rats, rabid dogs and the like threatening communities.

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   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.

   • Country: United States
   • Author: Peter Benchley

   • Language: English

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    May 6, 1974 · Jaws #1. Peter Benchley. 3.96. 163,232 ratings6,062 reviews. The classic, blockbuster thriller of man-eating terror that inspired the Steven Spielberg movie and made millions of beachgoers afraid to go into the water. Experience the thrill of helpless horror again—or for the first time!

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12. www.peterbenchley.comPeter Benchley | Jaws Author + Ocean Advocate

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    The Girl of the Sea of Cortez. A Novel by Peter Benchley.