There are many deadly animals in Florida, the Everglades. Facts on dangerous animals in Florida: Alligators, sharks, panthers ...

Fifty years after her husband's book, the matriarch of the Benchley family talks about Jaws' legacy of shark protection.

The legacy of “Jaws” lives forever for Wendy Benchley. Benchley, the widow of “Jaws” author Peter Benchley and an executive ...

Their decades of ocean conservation work is part of a new documentary Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story, celebrating the film that was the first real summer blockbuster, and preyed upon both our ...

After hearing the story, freelance journalist Peter Benchley began pitching a novel based on three men's attempt to capture a man-eating shark, basing the character of Quint off of Mundus.

The event featured special appearances by executive producers Wendy Benchley—widow of Jaws author Peter Benchley—and Laura Bowling, both of whom are deeply involved in ocean conservation and ...

Some facts that might surprise people: the title of “Jaws” was a last minute stroke of inspiration from novelist Peter Benchley before his 1974 book went to print.

Jaws, one of the biggest blockbuster movies of all-time, turned 50 years old this month. The Steven Spielberg classic, which was based on a book by Peter Benchley, is about a New England summer ...

What was the nickname given to the shark? Spielberg named his mechanical shark “Bruce,” after his attorney, Bruce Ramer. Where did the title come from? When author Peter Benchley’s 1974 book ...

June 26 also features a Q&A with Wendy Benchley, wife of 'Jaws' author Peter Benchley and ocean conservation advocate, and shark expert Greg Skomal.