Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 8, 1940
Day of Death
February 11, 2006
(died at 65.764383561644 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.