Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author, screenwriter, and environmental activist. He is known for his bestselling...
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Jaws (novel) (category Novels by Peter Benchley)
Jaws is a horror novel by American writer Peter Benchley, published in 1974. It tells the story of a large great white shark that preys upon a small Long...
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The Deep (1977 film) (redirect from The Deep (Peter Benchley novel))
Deep is a 1977 adventure film based on Peter Benchley's 1976 novel of the same name. It was directed by Peter Yates, and stars Robert Shaw, Jacqueline...
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Beast is a 1991 novel by Peter Benchley, the author of Jaws. A fishing community in Bermuda is disrupted by a series of mysterious disappearances at sea...
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Robert Charles Benchley (September 15, 1889 – November 21, 1945) was an American humorist best known for his work as a newspaper columnist and movie actor...
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Amazon (1999 TV series) (redirect from Peter Benchley's Amazon)
Amazon (also known as Peter Benchley's Amazon) was a syndicated adventure drama series created by Peter Benchley. It was developed by Canadian production...
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Nathaniel Goddard Benchley (November 13, 1915 – December 14, 1981) was an American author from Massachusetts. Born in Newton, Massachusetts to a literary...
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Jaws (film) (category Films based on works by Peter Benchley)
thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg, based on the 1974 novel by Peter Benchley. It stars Roy Scheider as police chief Martin Brody, who, with the help...
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Creature (miniseries) (redirect from Peter benchley's creature)
(re-published as Creature in 1997 concurrent with the film) by Jaws author Peter Benchley. The miniseries is about an amphibious shark-like monster terrorizing...
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various environmental organizations and for being the wife of author Peter Benchley. Wendy Wesson was born and raised in Montclair, New Jersey, to Harrison...
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The Island is a novel by Peter Benchley, published in 1979 by Doubleday & Co. It is about a journalist and his son who are captured by a band of modern-day...
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as a ferocious man-eater, largely as a result of the novel Jaws by Peter Benchley and its subsequent film adaptation by Steven Spielberg. Humans are not...
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Jaws (franchise) (category Films based on works by Peter Benchley)
based on a novel written by Peter Benchley, which itself was inspired by the Jersey Shore shark attacks of 1916. Benchley adapted his novel, along with...
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Rummies is a 1989 novel by American author Peter Benchley. It features an ensemble cast of characters who meet and interact at a drug rehabilitation clinic...
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grandson of humorist Robert Benchley, a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. He is the brother of author Peter Benchley, who authored the novel Jaws...
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Critics Award for Best Actress. Peter Benchley, who plays editor Frank Crowninshield, was the grandson of humorist Robert Benchley, who once worked underneath...
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the Neverending Story and The Chosen One in the 24-episode run of Peter Benchley's Amazon. Tyler was nominated "Fan Favourite" at Canada's Gemini Awards...
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Life to Live from 1985 to 1986, and was a regular cast member in the Peter Benchley syndicated drama Amazon (1999–2000). She has guest starred and had recurring...
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Jaws 2 (category Films based on works by Peter Benchley)
Szwarc Written by Carl Gottlieb Howard Sackler Based on Characters by Peter Benchley Produced by Richard D. Zanuck David Brown Starring Roy Scheider Lorraine...
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Jaws: The Revenge (category Films based on works by Peter Benchley)
Joseph Sargent Written by Michael de Guzman Based on Characters by Peter Benchley Produced by Joseph Sargent Starring Lorraine Gary Lance Guest Mario...
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The Island (1980 film) (category Films based on works by Peter Benchley)
David Warner. The film was based on a 1979 novel of the same name by Peter Benchley who also wrote the screenplay. It is about a savage group of pirates...
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directed by Orson Welles The Deep (1977 film), based on the novel by Peter Benchley, starring Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset and Nick Nolte The Deep (2012...
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Nathaniel Benchley (1915–1981), American author Peter Benchley (1940–2006), American author Robert Benchley (1889–1945), American humorist Benchley, satirical...
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character in The Spy Who Loved Me and Moonraker Jaws (novel), a novel by Peter Benchley Jaws (ride), a theme park attraction based on the film series Jaws (video...
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business, led by such best sellers as William Peter Blatty's "The Exorcist" (11 million copies sold); Peter Benchley's "Jaws" (more than nine million copies)...
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Robert Benchley, became a famed humorist based in New York City. His great-grandson, Nathaniel Benchley, and great-great-grandson, Peter Benchley, also...
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University professor Peter Benchley (1940–2006), author and screenwriter, Jaws, The Island, lived and died in Princeton Wendy Benchley (born 1941), marine...
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described as airport novels include: Jeffrey Archer David Baldacci Peter Benchley Dan Brown Lee Child Suzanne Collins Michael Crichton Tom Clancy Clive...
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Several divers photographed themselves with mantas, including Jaws author Peter Benchley. The Okinawa Ocean Expo Aquarium acquired mantas in 1978 which survived...
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crew from the film. It is narrated by Roy Scheider and dedicated to Peter Benchley. The documentary was produced by Jaws fans over a seven-year period...
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