'Jaws' writer was shark advocate
13th Feb 2006, 10:50 GMT
NEW YORK -- Peter Benchley, whose novel "Jaws" made millions think twice about stepping into the water even as the author himself became an advocate for the conservation of sharks, has died at age 65, his wife said Sunday.
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