His younger brother, Nat Benchley, is a writer and actor. From Wordnik.com. [Five People Born on May 8th | myFiveBest] Reference
Dave Barry got his first taste of Benchley as a child. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Bary Judges Top Ten Robert Benchley Society Humor Finalists] Reference
Peter Benchley, Stephen King, a whole new world lay before me. From Wordnik.com. [Gateway Drugs] Reference
Not typical Benchley, by any means, but a well-written polemic. From Wordnik.com. [Comics: Gluyas Williams – The Bleat.] Reference
Benchley made a cameo appearance as a news reporter on the beach. From Wordnik.com. [Five People Born on May 8th | myFiveBest] Reference
On the downside: "Jaws" author Peter Benchley dead at 65 2 comments. From Wordnik.com. [Ups and Downs] Reference
A book that would make Benchley proud, but still keeps me on dry land. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
And I adored and will now pass around the Benchley quote, forever more. From Wordnik.com. [As if I didn't have enough to do ... - A Dress A Day] Reference
To us is entrusted the care and maintenance of all Benchley Effect devices. From Wordnik.com. [Up The Line]
Benchley and Parker were charter member of the notorious Algonquin Round Table. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Bary Judges Top Ten Robert Benchley Society Humor Finalists] Reference
This is widely considered to have inspired Peter Benchley to write Jaws in 1974. From Wordnik.com. [peter matthiessen | zen master « poetry dispatch & other notes from the underground] Reference
I have to agree with hpoulter about the Thurber vs Benchley vs Wodehouse debate. From Wordnik.com. [Comics: Gluyas Williams – The Bleat.] Reference
Benchley wrote the screenplay himself, having co-written the previous two adaptations. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
Benchley wrote the 1974 thriller about a great white shark that terrorizes a beach town. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 13, 2006] Reference
His snobbery, misanthropy and misogny are tiresome, but Benchley and Wodehouse stay fresh. From Wordnik.com. [Comics: Gluyas Williams – The Bleat.] Reference
Benchley followed that success with The Deep, which was also adapted into a successful film. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
An acquaintance asked about the review, and Benchley said he knew what the review would say. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: MORE BAD WRITING.] Reference
Anxious to oblige, the old lady puts forward the names of Dorothy Parker and Robert Benchley. From Wordnik.com. [Chaplin’s Girl] Reference
But even 35 years ago, Benchley would have put your average episode of "The Sopranos" to shame. From Wordnik.com. ['Jaws': Celebrating Sand, Sex And A Really Big Fish] Reference
(Drury Thorp is related to the humorist Robert Benchley, who still has his own slot in my mind.). From Wordnik.com. [If Memory Doesn't Serve] Reference
Sad news for the literary world, Peter Benchley, author of Jaws passed away February thirteenth. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
Benchley had regrets, although the book escalated his wealth, it also gave sharks a bad reputation. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
We also read “My Face” by Robert Benchley, “Essays in Idleness” by Kenko, and “Asthma” by Seneca. From Wordnik.com. [Another Week of Class « So Many Books] Reference
It had to do with the fundamental limitations of the Benchley Effect in achieving down-the-line, or forward, travel. From Wordnik.com. [Up The Line]
Benchley says that the Captain Quint character is not based specifically on Mundus but is a composite of a number of living people. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Mundus, Legendary Shark Fisherman, Dies at 82] Reference
An professional writer, he was a winner in the Robert Benchley Society Humor-writing Competition three years in a row, including 2007. From Wordnik.com. [Ed Tasca] Reference
Let's apply the Benchley Principle to the Canadian constitutional debate and, for the moment, ignore the views of the various claimants. From Wordnik.com. [The Economy and the Constitution: Getting it Right] Reference
But Benchley maintained that Quint was a composite character. From Wordnik.com. [WTOP / Business / Biz Stories] Reference
Benchley maintained his Captain Quint was a composite character. From Wordnik.com. Reference
The late Benchley was the author who wrote the best-selling thriller that. From Wordnik.com. [E! Online (US) - Top Stories] Reference
Peter Benchley was an alumnus of Phillips Exeter Academy and Harvard University. From Wordnik.com. [Five People Born on May 8th | myFiveBest] Reference
The Culpepper Cattle Co., but during a lunch with Benchley to discuss the project. From Wordnik.com. [Bloody-Disgusting Horror News] Reference
I need hardly add that I refer to what is known as the "Benchley-Whittier Correspondence.". From Wordnik.com. [Love Conquers All] Reference
Benchley argued that it was completely absurd - no one would ever believe that could happen. From Wordnik.com. [Mystery Man on Film] Reference
New York Times reported this week, Benchley long maintained that the flinty Quint, played by. From Wordnik.com. [E! Online (US) - Top Stories] Reference
Standing out for Benchley was an early-season overtime victory over conference foe Montabella. From Wordnik.com. Reference
New York on Tuesday, Christopher Monckton, the Third Viscount Monckton of Benchley, debated. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Obama must take a lead on climate change – and soon] Reference
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