Person Details

Birthday: 1940-05-08 02:16:53

Death: 2006-02-11 02:16:53

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: New York City - New York - USA

Homepage: http://www.peterbenchley.com

Movie Involvements: 18

TV Involvements: 5


Most Famous Work

Biography

Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 12, 2006) was an American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation, the latter co-written by Benchley (with Carl Gottlieb) and directed by Steven Spielberg. Several more of his works were also adapted for cinema, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark.

Most Famous Work

Jaws
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8

Jaws

(1975) Novel
Jaws 3-D
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4

Jaws 3-D

(1983) Novel
Jaws: The Revenge
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4

Jaws: The Revenge

(1987) Characters
Jaws 2
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6

Jaws 2

(1978) Screenplay
Creature
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5

Creature

(1998) Novel
Cruel Jaws
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4

Cruel Jaws

(1995) Novel
The Deep
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6

The Deep

(1977) Novel
The Beast
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7

The Beast

(1996) Novel

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