Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (born 1940)

Peter Bradford Benchley was an American author. He is best known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its movie adaptation with Carl Gottlieb. Several more of his works were also adapted for both cinema and television, including The Deep, The Island, Beast, and White Shark.

February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 323 days remain until the end of the year.