Peter Benchley

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Male

Birthday 1940-05-08

Deathday 2006-02-11 (65 years old)

Place of Birth New York City, New York, USA

Peter Benchley

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.

Known For

Writer

1998
Creature

as Novel

1996
The Beast

as Novel

1995
Cruel Jaws

as Story

1989
Dolphin Cove

as Writer

1987
Jaws: The Revenge

as Characters

1983
Jaws 3-D

as Novel

1980
The Island

as Screenplay

1980
The Island

as Novel

1978
Jaws 2

as Screenplay

1978
Hunters of the Reef

as Characters

1977
The Deep

as Novel

1977
The Deep

as Screenplay

1976
1975
Jaws

as Novel

1975
Jaws

as Screenplay

Creator

1999
Amazon

as Creator

1998
Creature

as Creator

Producer

1999
Amazon

as Executive Producer