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Peter Benchley
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| Born
| Peter Bradford Benchley
(
1940-05-08
)
May 8, 1940
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| Died
| February 12, 2006
(2006-02-12)
(aged 65)
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| Cause of death
| Pulmonary fibrosis
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| Nationality
| American
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| Alma mater
| Harvard University
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| Occupation(s)
| Author, screenwriter
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| Years active
| 1975?2006
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| Known for
| Creator of
Jaws
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| Spouse
| Winifred "Wendy" Wesson (1964-2006; his death)
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| Website
| www.peterbenchley.com
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Peter Bradford Benchley
(May 8, 1940 ? February 12, 2006) was an
American
author
, best known for his
novel
Jaws
and its subsequent
movie 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
and
The Island
.
He was the son of Marjorie (nee Bradford) and author Nathaniel Benchley 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 Allen-Stevenson School or now known as The Allen-Stevenson School, Phillips Exeter Academy, and
Harvard University
.
Benchley died of pulmonary fibrosis on February 12, 2006 in
Princeton, New Jersey
.
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- Jaws
(1974)
- The Deep
(1976)
- The Island
(1979)
- The Girl of the Sea of Cortez
(1982)
- Q Clearance
(1986)
- Rummies
(1989)
- The Beast
(1991)
- White Shark
(1994)
- Creature
(re-publishing of
White Shark
) (1997)
- Jaws
, 1975 film adaptation; actor: Interviewer.
- The Deep
, 1977 film adaptation
- Jaws 2
, based on characters from
Jaws
- The Island
, 1980 film adaptation
- Jaws 3-D
(a.k.a.
Jaws 3
), based on characters from
Jaws
- Jaws: The Revenge
, a fourth film based on characters from
Jaws
- Dolphin Cove
, 1989 TV series
- The Beast
, 1996 TV film adaptation
- Creature
, 1998 TV film adaptation
- Amazon
, 1999 TV series
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
, 1994 (actor, as Frank Crowninshield)
