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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.
- 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.
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Feb 13, 2006 · Feb. 13, 2006. Correction Appended. 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...
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.
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Learn how the author of the best-selling novel Jaws became a shark expert and a Hollywood star. Read his interview about his diving experiences, writing process, movie adaptations, and marine conservation.
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Peter Benchley (1940-2006) was the author of the best-selling novel Jaws, which inspired the iconic shark movie by Steven Spielberg. He also wrote and produced other books and TV shows about the ocean and its creatures, and became a shark conservationist later in his life.
