Peter Benchley (1940–2006)
Auteur van Jaws De zomer van de witte haai
Over de Auteur
Peter Benchley was born on May 8, 1940, in New York into one of America's most celebrated literary families. His grandfather was the humorist Robert Benchley and his father the novelist Nathaniel Benchley. A 1961 Harvard graduate, Peter Benchley started out as a reporter for the Washington Post toon meer before going on to work as an associate editor for Newsweek. From 1967 to 1969 he was a speechwriter for President Lyndon Johnson. Benchley's interest in the sea, stemming from childhood summers spent on the coast of Nantucket, led to his meticulously researching the subject of sharks and writing such bestselling and critically acclaimed novels as The Deep, Whiteshark, and Jaws. Jaws was later adapted into a blockbuster movie (1975). Two of his other books were turned into the made-for-TV movies, The Beast and The Creature. He has also written numerous reviews and articles for magazines and newspapers, and has appeared in more than a dozen television documentaries about marine life and oceans. Benchley died from pulmonary fibrosis on February 12, 2006 at the age of 65. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder
Werken van Peter Benchley
Peter Benchley Collection: Jaws, The Girl of the Sea of Cortez, Beast: Reader's Digest Condensed Books (2012) 19 exemplaren
L'ISOLA 2 exemplaren
Lo squalo Mondadori 2 exemplaren
New Zealand's Bountiful South Island 2 exemplaren
O munstro (77) 1 exemplaar
Ghosts of War in the South Pacific 1 exemplaar
The Island Paperback 1980 1 exemplaar
Formeln Kraftfahrzeugtechnik. 1 exemplaar
Cápa 1 exemplaar
اعماق 1 exemplaar
Fair Skies for the Cayman Islands 1 exemplaar
DIPTEKILER 1 exemplaar
Tubarão 1 exemplaar
Jaws (1/1000) Signed by Artist + Print (1/50) 1 exemplaar
Girl of the Sea of Cortez, The 1 exemplaar
Tiburon 1 exemplaar
O Fundo do Mar 1 exemplaar
Autograph, "Jaws," S. 2x5 (1) 1 exemplaar
Die Rückkehr des weißen Hais 1 exemplaar
Sharks! And Other Behemoths 1 exemplaar
Il quarto protocollo - Il richiamo della civetta - Il monoplano fantasma - Paloma e la manta 1 exemplaar
Jaws [Screenplay-Final Draft] 1 exemplaar
Mélység jobb, mint a cápa 1 exemplaar
Gerelateerde werken
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Jaws • A Palm for Mrs. Pollifax • The Fearful Void • Pied Piper • End Play (1974) 6 exemplaren
Der Mann aus St. Petersburg. - Egen, Jean: Die Linden von Lautenbach. - Braunburg, Rudolf: Der verratene Himmel. -… (1984) 4 exemplaren
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Young Locksley • The Brea File • No Moon Tonight • The Girl of the Sea of Cortez (1983) 4 exemplaren
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher, Bestseller-Sonderband - Der weisse Hai. Nehmen Sie Platz. Der Turm. Die Baskenmütze (1977) — Medewerker — 4 exemplaren
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Jaws 2 • A Dangerous Magic • The Forest Dwellers • Talk Down (1978) 3 exemplaren
Hajen/Konungarnas förbannelse/Örnens väg/Mamma visste bäst (Det bästas bokval, sammandrag) 3 exemplaren
RDCBLP Mrs. Pollifax on the China Station | The Last Gas Station | The Girl of the Sea of Cortez 2 exemplaren
Reader's Digest Condensed Books: The Flight of Flamingo • Beast • Lightning in July • Night of Reunion — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Livros Condensados: A Firma | O Voo dos Cisnes | O Monstro | Paisagem de Mentiras (1993) — Auteur — 2 exemplaren
Livros Condensados (Unknown Condensed Books) — Auteur — 1 exemplaar
Reader's Digest 4 in 1 Jaws etc. — Medewerker — 1 exemplaar
Tagged
Algemene kennis
- Geboortedatum
- 1940-05-08
- Overlijdensdatum
- 2006-02-11
- Geslacht
- male
- Nationaliteit
- USA
- Geboorteplaats
- New York, New York, USA
- Woonplaatsen
- New York, New York, USA
Washington, D.C., USA
Princeton, New Jersey, USA - Opleiding
- Harvard University
- Beroepen
- reporter
television critic
speechwriter
author - Relaties
- Benchley, Nathaniel (father)
Benchley, Robert (grandfather)
Benchley, Nat (brother) - Organisaties
- The Washington Post
Newsweek
Leden
Besprekingen
Jaws (Jaws, #1) door Peter Benchley
I have read this book many times! The paperback copy completely fell apart. I most recently listened to it on audio. A great read!
Rekreační město Amity každoročně navštíví mnoho nic netušících turistů a rekreantů. Toto léto však mnoho z nich najde smrt v hladových čelistech bílého žraloka. Nezbývá než čekat, až se objeví někdo, kdo bude mít dostatek odvahy k odstranění obrovitého zabijáka. Své štěstí tak zkouší například lovec žraloků Quint, ichtyolog Hooper, či policista Brody.
Upon a second read I have to change my rating to three stars. It's not that it isn't a good book. It is and I will still recommend it to anyone that has seen the movie but it just doesn't hold up in my opinion to the first reading.
Lijsten
Prijzen
Misschien vindt je deze ook leuk
Gerelateerde auteurs
Statistieken
- Werken
- 52
- Ook door
- 24
- Leden
- 8,023
- Populariteit
- #3,020
- Waardering
- 3.5
- Besprekingen
- 229
- ISBNs
- 295
- Talen
- 17
- Favoriet
- 5
