Peter Benchley
Author Peter Benchley, whose 1970s novel Jaws became a literary sensation, has died at his home in Princeton, New Jersey. Benchley, who was 65, had been suffering from idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a progressive and ultimately fatal scarring of the lungs.
In 1975, Jaws – the tale of a white shark with an insatiable appetite — went on to become one of the biggest box-office blockbusters ever. In fact, according to Box Office Mojo, when adjusted for 2006 ticket prices, Jaws is the seventh most successful motion picture in history in the US/Canada market, with its gross take topping US$819 million.
Directed by Steven Spielberg, the film adaptation (by Benchley and Carl Gottlieb) starred Roy Scheider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw. [...]
by Andre Soares | February 12, 2006
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