Persoonlijke gegevens
Bekend om
Writing
Geslacht
Man
Geboren
8 mei 1940
Overleden
11 februari 2006
Geboorteplaats
New York City, New York, USA
Biografie
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.
