Peter Benchley
Sign in to saveAmerican author (1940–2006)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1940
- Died
- 2006-02-12
- Works
- 34
Top works
- 深
- Best Sellers
- Reader's Digest Condensed Books
- Holt McDougal Literature--Grade 7
- McDougal Littell Literature
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Film & TV
Writing · New York City, New York, USA
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.
Known for
- Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story — Self2025
- The Shark Is Still Working — Self2009
- I Love the '70s2003
- Creature — Exec's Buddy1998
- In the Teeth of Jaws — Self1997
- The View — Self1997
- E! True Hollywood Story1996
- The Making of 'Jaws' — Self1995
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle — Frank Crowninshield1994
- Expedition Earth — Self (Host)1990
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 68
- Total plays
- 1,073
Tags
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Cutoff criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives
· 1999 · cited 84,576x
- A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation
· 1987 · cited 42,104x
- QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data
· 2010 · cited 30,698x
- RoB 2: a revised tool for assessing risk of bias in randomised trials
· 2019 · cited 23,483x
- <i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,272x
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Key dates
- Born
- 8 May 1940
- Died
- 12 February 2006
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Princeton
- Occupation
- screenwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Official website
- www.peterbenchley.com
- Image
- Jaws (1974) back cover featuring a portrait photograph of Peter Benchley by Alex Gotfryd, first edition.jpg
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1940 births2006 deaths20th-century American male writers20th-century American non-fiction writers20th-century American novelists20th-century American screenwritersAmerican male non-fiction writersAmerican male novelistsAmerican male screenwritersAmerican nature writersAmerican travel writersDeaths from pulmonary fibrosis