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Peter Benchley

Bio: 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
Born: Wed, May 08 1940
Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA

Death: Sat, Feb 11 2006
Peter Benchley is 65 years old
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Poster of Cruel Jaws
Cruel Jaws
Peter Benchley was
54 in Cruel Jaws
as 'Story'.
Fri, May 05 1995
Poster of Jaws: The Revenge
Jaws: The Revenge
Peter Benchley was
47 in Jaws: The Revenge
as 'Characters'.
Fri, Jul 17 1987
Poster of Jaws 3-D
Jaws 3-D
Peter Benchley was
43 in Jaws 3-D
as 'Novel'.
Fri, Jul 22 1983
Poster of The Island
The Island
Peter Benchley was
40 in The Island
as 'Screenplay, Novel'.
Fri, Jun 13 1980
Poster of Jaws 2
Jaws 2
Peter Benchley was
38 in Jaws 2
as 'Screenplay'.
Fri, Jun 16 1978
Poster of Hunters of the Reef
Hunters of the Reef
Peter Benchley was
38 in Hunters of the Reef
as 'Characters'.
Sat, May 20 1978
Poster of The Deep
The Deep
Peter Benchley was
37 in The Deep
as 'Novel, Screenplay'.
Fri, Jun 17 1977
Poster of The Great Houdinis
The Great Houdinis
Peter Benchley was
36 in The Great Houdinis
as 'Writer'.
Fri, Oct 08 1976
Poster of Jaws
Jaws
Peter Benchley was
35 in Jaws
as 'Novel, Screenplay'.
Fri, Jun 20 1975

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Poster of Amazon
Amazon
Peter Benchley was
59+ in Amazon
as 'Executive Producer, Creator'.
First Air Date
Sat, Sep 25 1999
Poster of Creature
Creature
Peter Benchley was
58+ in Creature
as 'Novel, Creator'.
First Air Date
Mon, May 18 1998
Poster of The Beast
The Beast
Peter Benchley was
55+ in The Beast
as 'Novel'.
First Air Date
Sun, Apr 28 1996
Poster of Dolphin Cove
Dolphin Cove
Peter Benchley was
48+ in Dolphin Cove
as 'Writer'.
First Air Date
Sat, Jan 21 1989