Peter Benchly
Peter was the son of marjorie and nathaniel benchley.
Peter benchly. Peter bradford benchley was an american author best known for writing the novel jaws and co writing the screenplay for its highly successful film adaptation. Download jaws peter benchley pdf ebook. Peter bradford benchley may 8 1940 february 11 2006 was an american author screenwriter and ocean activist. It has sold over twenty million copies around the world creating a legend that refuses to die it s never safe to go back in the water.
Benchley is of course best remembered for penning the multi million selling. Peter benchley nat benchley grandsons robert charles benchley september 15 1889 november 21 1945 was an american humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and film actor. Peter bradford benchley may 8 1940 february 12 2006 was an american author best known for his novel jaws and its subsequent movie 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 and the island. Grandson of famed humorist and actor robert benchley and the son of highly respected children s books author nathaniel benchley novelist peter benchley s book were decidedly more dramatic in their content and style than his father s and usually centered on the world s oceans as a backdrop to his vigorous plots.
Immediately after graduating from college in 1961 the author traveled across the globe for one year. Get the new ebook with bonus content. Download jaws peter benchley. Peter benchley has 41 books on goodreads with 12678 ratings.
Grandson of famed humorist and actor robert benchley and the son of highly respected children s books author nathaniel benchley novelist peter benchley s book were decidedly more dramatic in their content and style than his father s and usually centered on the world s oceans as a backdrop to his vigorous plots. From his beginnings at the harvard lampoon while attending harvard university through his many years writing essays and articles for vanity fair and the. Peter benchley s jaws first appeared in 1974. The success of the book led to many publishers commissioning books about mutant rats rabid dogs and the like threatening communities.
Peter benchley s most popular book is jaws jaws 1. The girl of the sea of cortez. Peter was an alumnus of harvard university allen stevenson school and phillips exeter academy.