Peter Benchley [8554]
Gender: Male
Popularity: 1.3972
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.