Peter Benchley [8554] Gender: Male Popularity: 0.982 Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA Birthday: 1940-05-08 Deathday: 2006-02-11 Age: 65 years Movies: 6 Links: Homepage, IMDB 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. The Shark Is Sti2009-05-02 In the Teeth of 1997-01-01 The Making of 'J1995-11-28 Mrs. Parker and 1994-09-07 Hunters of the R1978-05-20 Jaws1975-06-20