Jaws (novel) Jaws (novel) Jaws is a 1974 novel by American writer Peter Benchley. It tells the story of a great white shark that preys upon a small resort town and the voyage of three men trying to kill it. The novel grew out of Benchley's interest in shark attacks after he learned about the exploits of shark fisherman Frank Mundus in 1964. Doubleday commissioned him to write the novel in 1971, a period when Benchley struggled as a freelance journalist. Through a marketing campaign orchestrated by Doubleday and paperback publisher Bantam, "Jaws" was incorporated into many book sales clubs catalogues and
Giant Killer Shark: The Musical Graham and Sam, when not appearing on-stage as their main characters. "Giant Killer Shark" is managed by Ashley Carter and directed by Amy Duncan. "Giant Killer Shark: The Musical" has received a rating of four out of a possible 5 bars from CBC, as well as perfect ratings of 5 stars from both the Toronto Fringe Festival and Winnipeg Fringe Festival. The show did its final run at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in the fall of 2008, with its final performance staged at the Tranzac in Toronto on October 18, 2008. 2006 2007 Giant Killer Shark: The Musical