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Birth Name: Peter Bradford Benchley
Born: 8 May 1940 Died: 11 February 2006
Country of origin: 
United States
Height: 6' 4"
Relationship Status: Married
Partner: Wendy Wesson
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Peter Benchley was an American author, screenwriter, and ocean activist. He is known for the bestselling novel "Jaws" and co-wrote the film adaptation with Carl Gottlieb. Several more of his works were also adapted for cinema, including "The Deep", "The Island", "Beast" and "White Shark". Later in life, Benchley came to regret writing such sensationalist literature about sharks, which he felt encouraged excessive fear and unnecessary culls of such an important predator in ocean ecosystems and became an outspoken advocate for marine conservation.
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1. Jaws
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2. Jaws 2
| Rating: | 766 Watched |
3. Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
| Rating: | 544 Watched |
4. Jaws 3 (1983)
| Rating: | 403 Watched |
5. The Deep (1977)
| Rating: | 95 Watched |
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1. Jaws
| Rating: | 4394 Watched |
2. The Deep (1977)
| Rating: | 95 Watched |
3. Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
| Rating: | 38 Watched |
4. The Beast
| Rating: | 12 Watched |
5. The Shark Is Still Working (2007)
| Rating: | 8 Watched |
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2. Today (1952)
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3. The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
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1. Jaws (2005)
| Rating: | 13 own |
2. Beast (1992)
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3. Jaws 2
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4. White Shark (1994)
| Rating: | 1 want this |
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