A little over a year before Jaws opened in theaters and forever changed the next 50 years of cinema, it was a best-selling ...

When author Peter Benchley’s 1974 book was going to print, he needed to choose a title. He has juggled various titles — ...

More than 50 years after her late first husband released the novel "Jaws," Wendy Benchley is still dealing with its aftermath ...

With Jaws, the first summer blockbuster, turning 50, it’s time to look at 50 amazing facts about the movie and […] ...

Jaws' brought sharks and the ocean into the forefront of the public's imagination 50 years ago. Let's use this anniversary to ...

Video of the event quickly went viral — a feel-good story with a hint of danger. But 50 years ago, during the same summer ...

The visceral passages that follow, from the opening chapter of Peter Benchley’s 1974 novel Jaws, became the quintessential description of a shark attack. The night swim of Christine Watkins ...

On the 50th anniversary of the iconic movie, IFLScience chats with activist Wendy Benchley (wife of Jaws author Peter Benchley) and marine scientist Dr Lydia Koehler to discuss the film’s impact, ...

Born May 8, 1940, in New York City, Peter Benchley had a love of the ... advance to continue working on what would become Jaws. In March 1972, Benchley submitted the first four chapters of Jaws ...

The author, director and actor all lived in New Jersey The real shark attacks that inspired 'Jaws' happened in New Jersey Amity Island, in the late Peter Benchley's 1974 bestseller "Jaws," appears ...