Peter Benchley
Writing
- Born
- May 8, 1940 · New York City, New York, USA
- Died
- February 11, 2006 (age 65)
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.
Known for
Behind the camera10
- 2016A Quint-mas Carol Characters
- 1995Cruel Jaws Story
- 1987Jaws: The Revenge Characters
- 1983Jaws 3-D Characters
- 1980The Island Screenplay, Novel
- 1978Jaws 2 Screenplay, Characters
- 1978Hunters of the Reef Characters
- 1977The Deep Novel, Screenplay
- 1976The Great Houdinis Writer
- 1975Jaws Novel, Screenplay