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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Clay Benchley ⓘ
Tracy Benchley ⓘ
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dateOfBirth 1940-05-08 ⓘ
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Phillips Exeter Academy ⓘ
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Washington Post ⓘ
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White House ⓘ
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positionHeld speechwriter for President Lyndon B. Johnson ⓘ
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Girl of the Sea of Cortez ⓘ
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Referenced by (43)

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Jaws → screenwriter → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Jaws (novel) → author → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Peter Benchley → name → Peter Benchley self-link ⓘ
Martin Brody → creator → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Mayor Larry Vaughn → creator → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Matt Hooper → creator → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Matt Hooper → novelAuthorOfAppearance → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Quint → creator → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Amity Island → createdBy → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Ellen Brody → createdBy → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Jaws (audiobook adaptation) → basedOnWorkBy → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Jaws (audiobook adaptation) → originalAuthor → Peter Benchley ⓘ
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The Deep → author → Peter Benchley ⓘ
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Beast → author → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Girl of the Sea of Cortez → author → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Robert Benchley → relative → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Mayor of Amity Island → createdBy → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Larry Vaughn → creator → Peter Benchley ⓘ
The Island → author → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island → createdBy → Peter Benchley ⓘ
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Michael Brody → createdBy → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Clay Benchley → childOf → Peter Benchley ⓘ
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Amity Beach → createdBy → Peter Benchley ⓘ
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Wendy Benchley → spouse → Peter Benchley ⓘ
Nathaniel Benchley → child → Peter Benchley ⓘ
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