The legacy of “Jaws” lives forever for Wendy Benchley. Benchley, the widow of “Jaws” author Peter Benchley and an executive ...

Based on Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel of the same name, "Jaws" follows what happens on an island off the coast of New England ...

The interview with 'Jaws' author Peter Benchley was published June 17, 2000, in the Cape Cod Times. Benchley died in 2006.

I first saw “Jaws” during its theatrical debut in 1975 when I was 15. The previous year, family friends had loaned me Peter ...

Based on Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel of the same name, the 1975 film was one of the first summer blockbusters. Another "Jaws" character influenced a generation of fishermen: Quint.

Peter Benchley was born to the craft. Grandson of the humorist Robert Benchley, he was undaunted when his father, author Nathaniel Benchley, said he would pay him to produce 1,000 words a day.

Peter Benchley was born to the craft. Grandson of the humorist Robert Benchley, he was undaunted when his father, author Nathaniel Benchley, said he would pay him to produce 1,000 words a day.

Peter Benchley was born to the craft. Grandson of the humorist Robert Benchley, he was undaunted when his father, author Nathaniel Benchley, said he would pay him to produce 1,000 words a day.

Peter Benchley, who wrote the book "Jaws" 30 years ago, points at a Scalloped Hammerhead shark as a Galapagos shark swims in background at the Monterey Bay Aquarium's new "Sharks: Myth and Mystery ...

PETER BENCHLEY: The ocean is the largest wilderness on the planet, and it is right at our backdoor. And while we would no more go into the jungle dressed in a bathing suit and carrying with us ...

Peter Benchley was born to the craft. Grandson of the humorist Robert Benchley, he was undaunted when his father, author Nathaniel Benchley, said he would pay him to produce 1,000 words a day.

Peter Benchley’s ‘Jaws’ at 50. The novel, and the smash 1975 movie, was the first many Americans had heard of sharks. By . Randy Maniloff. Share. Resize. Listen (2 min) ...