It's been 50 years since the late author Peter Benchley introduced us to "Jaws," a fictional man-eating great white shark that terrorized the summer resort village of Amity, Long Island, and our ...

(New York-AP) February 13, 2006 - Peter Benchley, whose novel "Jaws" terrorized millions of swimmers even as the author himself became an advocate for the conservation of sharks, has died at age 65, ...

Are you still afraid to go into the water? 50 years ago this month, the film JAWS debuted in theaters. The fabled great white shark has thrilled and terrified generations of moviegoers ever since. Its ...

Peter Benchley, author of "Jaws," clarified misconceptions surrounding the book and film's creation in a 2000 interview. Benchley denied rumors of feuds with Spielberg and being removed from the set, ...

When my late husband, Peter Benchley, and I celebrated our 40th anniversary, I had one wish: to go cage diving with great white sharks. After decades of ocean expeditions together, I’d often been the ...

Mundus, an eccentric charter boat shark hunter since the 1950s, led a fishing trip that landed an estimated 4,550-pound great ...

Peter Benchley, whose novel “Jaws” terrorized millions of swimmers even as the author himself became an advocate for the conservation of sharks, died at home Saturday in Princeton, N.J., at age 65.

The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Kyle Peterson, Mary O'Grady and Dan Henninger Photo: christophe petit tesson/Shutterstock Sharks have trolled the oceans for hundreds of millions of years.

WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the heels of the 50 th anniversary of the bestselling book by Peter Benchley that went on to become a record-breaking box-office sensation from director Steven ...

The Peter Benchley book, Jaws, turned 50 this year. Owner of The End bookstore, Jim Hess, joins Sunrise to tell us how that beach read continues to terrify readers today. Anchor / Reporter ...