Born: 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: Novelist
Party Affiliation: Democratic

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
    Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
    John Kerry for President

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

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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