The legacy of “Jaws” lives forever for Wendy Benchley. Benchley, the widow of “Jaws” author Peter Benchley and an executive producer on the new documentary “Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story,” ...

Peter Benchley, who died in 2006, once said he could never write ‘Jaws’ again after learning how much he’d gotten wrong about sharks ...

Nat Geo describes the documentary, “This definitive account offers an unfiltered look at the chaos and creativity behind the making of Jaws, featuring never-before-seen footage from Spielberg’s and ...

It’s been 52 years since the publication of Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel "Jaws," which was followed by the famous film adaptation the following year, directed by Steven Spielberg and co-scripted by ...

Before it terrified moviegoers around the world, Jaws first captivated readers. Published in 1974, Peter Benchley’s thriller became an immediate literary sensation, spending an extraordinary 44 weeks ...

And it all started 110 years ago in Beach Haven. Benchley long insisted his bestseller wasn’t based on the legendary 1916 attacks, but he “certainly knew” about them while writing it, Wendy Benchley ...

Peter Benchley has said that his classic novel "Jaws" – which went on to inspire the summer blockbuster starring Richard Dreyfuss – was not inspired by the very real story of the 1916 shark attacks on ...

National Geographic continued its 50th anniversary celebration of Jaws with the European premiere of JAWS @ 50: THE DEFINITIVE INSIDE STORY on Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at the Oceanographic Museum of ...

The man who taught the world to fear sharks spent the rest of his life asking everyone to give them a second chance to fix the deep-seated trauma he caused. When Peter Benchley published Jaws in 1974, ...