Autographs of Peter Benchley
Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) 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.
Later in life, Benchley expressed regret for his writing about sharks, which he felt indulged already present fear and false belief about sharks, and he became an advocate for marine conservation. Contrary to widespread rumor, Benchley did not believe that his writings contributed to shark depopulation, nor is there evidence that Jaws or any of his works did so.
Benchley was the son of author Nathaniel Benchley and Marjorie (née Bradford), and grandson of Algonquin Round Table founder Robert Benchley. His younger brother, Nat Benchley, is a writer and actor. Peter Benchley was an alumnus of the Allen-Stevenson School, Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University.
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Traded items with a signature of Peter Benchley
The most expensive item with a signature of Peter Benchley (Peter Benchley / Jaws Signed 1st Edition 1974 #2604023) was sold in July 2026 for £4,504.24 while the cheapest item (SIGNED (dedicated) PETER BENCHLEY AUTHOR OF JAWS BOOK OF Q CLEARANCE) found a new owner for £5.00 in June 2013. The month with the most items sold (2) was March 2021 with an average selling price of £39.99 for an autographed item of Peter Benchley. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2025 with £274.57 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £5.00 was June 2013. In average, an autographed item from Peter Benchley is worth £61.49.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Peter Benchley were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Peter Benchley - Signed Hardcover Copy of Beast - Hand Drawn Shark Sketch COA | £75.72 |  |
| Peter Benchley - Signed Hardcover Copy of Beast - Hand Drawn Shark Sketch COA | £75.72 | |
| Peter Benchley Autograph Jaws Drawing Pink Index Card Signature | £39.99 | |
| Peter Benchley Jaws Author Signed Book Page And Doodle | £50.00 | |
| Peter Benchley Jaws Author Signed Book Page And Doodle | £50.00 | |
| peter benchley JAWS- Author Hand Signed Card | £42.00 | |
| peter benchley JAWS- Author Hand Signed Card | £42.00 | |
| Peter Benchley Signed Shark Sketch 3 x 5 PSA DNA Cert Autograph Jaws Author 50th | £469.14 | |
| Peter Benchley Signed Shark Sketch 3 x 5 PSA DNA Cert Autograph Jaws Author 50th | £469.14 | |
| Peter Benchley vintage signed card Jaws | £79.99 | |
| Peter Benchley vintage signed card Jaws | £79.99 | |
| Peter Benchley vintage signed card Jaws AFTAL#145 | £58.00 | |
| Peter Benchley vintage signed card Jaws AFTAL#145 | £58.00 | |
| Peter Benchley vintage signed card Jaws AFTAL#145 | £103.51 | |
| Peter Benchley vintage signed card Jaws AFTAL#145 | £103.51 | |
