Peter Benchley

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human journalist novelist screenwriter

Peter Benchley was an American author and screenwriter best known for writing the novel "Jaws," which was adapted into the iconic 1975 film.

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journalist ⓘ
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surface form: Jaws (1975 film)
causeOfDeath idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis ⓘ
child Christopher Benchley ⓘ
Clay Benchley ⓘ
Tracy Benchley ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
countryOfBirth United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1940-05-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2006-02-11 ⓘ
educatedAt Harvard University ⓘ
Phillips Exeter Academy ⓘ
employer Newsweek magazine ⓘ
surface form: Newsweek

Washington Post ⓘ
surface form: The Washington Post

White House ⓘ
familyName Benchley ⓘ
genre adventure fiction ⓘ
horror fiction ⓘ
thriller ⓘ
givenName Peter ⓘ
grandfather Robert Benchley ⓘ
knownFor marine conservation advocacy ⓘ
writing the novel Jaws ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Peter Benchley self-link ⓘ
nationality American ⓘ
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Jaws (novel) ⓘ
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The Deep ⓘ
The Island ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
journalist ⓘ
novelist ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York City ⓘ
surface form: New York

New York City ⓘ
placeOfDeath New Jersey, United States ⓘ
surface form: New Jersey

Princeton ⓘ
positionHeld speechwriter for President Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
relative Robert Benchley ⓘ
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Girl of the Sea of Cortez ⓘ
Jaws (novel) ⓘ
surface form: Jaws

The Deep ⓘ
The Island ⓘ
White Shark ⓘ

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Jaws (novel) → author → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Jaws → basedOnWorkAuthor → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Amity Island → createdBy → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Ellen Brody → createdBy → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Martin Brody → creator → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Matt Hooper → creator → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Mayor Larry Vaughn → creator → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Quint → creator → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Peter Benchley → name → Peter Benchley self-link ⓘ
Matt Hooper → novelAuthorOfAppearance → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Jaws → screenwriter → Peter Benchley ⓘ