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Peter Benchley

Peter BenchleyBorn: 8-May-1940
Birthplace: New York City
Died: 11-Feb-2006
Location of death: Princeton, NJ
Cause of death: unspecified

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Author

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Jaws

Wife: Winifred "Wendy" B. Wesson (m. 19-Sep-1964, one daughter, two sons)
Daughter: Tracy
Son: Clayton
Son: Christopher

    University: Harvard University (1961)

    The Washington Post
    Newsweek Editor
    Dean for America
    Democracy for America
    John Kerry for President

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (7-Sep-1994)
    Jaws (20-Jun-1975)

Author of books:
Jaws (1974, novel)
The Deep (1976, novel)
The Island (1979, novel)
The Girl of the Sea of Cortez (1982, novel)
Q Clearance (1986, novel)
Lush (1989, novel)
Rummies (1989, novel)
Beast (1991, novel)
Monstruo (1993, novel)
White Shark (1994, novel)
Peter Benchley's Creature (1997, novel)



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