Peter Benchley
Novelist, Author
1940 – 2006
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Who was Peter Benchley?
Peter Bradford Benchley was an American author, best known for his novel Jaws and its subsequent film adaptation, the latter co-written by Benchley and directed by Steven Spielberg. Several more of his works were also adapted for cinema, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark.
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- Born
- May 8, 1940
New York City - Also known as
- Peter Bradford Benchley
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Winifred Wesson
(1964/09/19 - 2006/02/11)
- Winifred Wesson
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Phillips Exeter Academy
- Harvard University
- Lived in
- New York City
- Died
- Feb 11, 2006
Princeton
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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