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| Education | Harvard University (AB) |
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- screenwriter
- ocean activist
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| Years active | 1967–2006 |
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Winifred "Wendy" Wesson
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| Children | 3 |
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| Parent(s) | Marjorie Bradford
Nathaniel Benchley |
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| Relatives | Robert Benchley (grandfather)
Nat Benchley (brother) |
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| Website | peterbenchley.com |
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Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author. He is best known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its movie adaptation with Carl Gottlieb. Several more of his works were also adapted for both cinema and television, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark.
Later in life, Benchley expressed regret for his writing about sharks, which he felt indulged already present fear and false belief about sharks, and he became an advocate for marine conservation.