13 February 2006
Peter Benchley Dies, No Sharks Were Questioned
Many of you may have already heard this sad news, but:
Peter Benchley, author of the 1974 bestselling novel which became the Steven Spielberg film of the same name, has died at the age of 65. He was suffering from a progressive and fatal scarring of the lungs and died on Saturday night at his home in Princeton, New Jersey.
Th is, of course, a great loss to the book community. While Benchley was, perhaps, not exactly the greatest writer of the century, he was an utterly readable one, which is more than can be said for a good many technically better writers.
Besides, he was partly resposible for the fact that in eighth grade I wanted to be a shark hunter when I got older. Come to think of it, perhaps that would have been a better direction to go after all.
Anyhow, requiescat in pacem Mr. Benchley. How come they never talk about the sharks and the seals lying down together in heaven?!
Besides, he was partly resposible for the fact that in eighth grade I wanted to be a shark hunter when I got older. Come to think of it, perhaps that would have been a better direction to go after all.
Anyhow, requiescat in pacem Mr. Benchley. How come they never talk about the sharks and the seals lying down together in heaven?!
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