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The Peter Benchley Collection: Jaws, A Life of Writing, A Legacy of Ocean Conservation.
Lot 127:
Description
Two framed black and white photographs featuring candid, behind-the-scenes moments from the production of Jaws (Universal, 1975). The set includes one vertical photograph depicting Roy Scheider as Chief Martin Brody and Lorraine Gary as Ellen Brody with Chris Rebello as Michael Brody on a boardwalk filming location on Martha’s Vineyard. The second horizontal photograph shows Peter Benchley in conversation with Robert Shaw as Quint, wearing his character’s signature cap aboard a production vessel. 10 3/8" H x 8 3/8" W x 3/4" D.
Two photographs. In the first, Peter, Wendy and their young son Clayton stand on the beach with Roy Scheider. In the second, Peter talks with Robert Shaw, who played Quint, the brilliant and prickly actor who delivered the film’s great monologue about the USS Indianapolis.
Jaws filming Production Stills taken during the summer of 1974 – From the set of JAWS, summer 1974
Peter kept these black-and-white production stills from the shoot on Martha’s Vineyard, where a 27-year-old Steven Spielberg, not yet famous, was directing, and Peter, then 34, was co-writing the screenplay and making his cameo. Several show Bruce, the mechanical shark the crew named after Spielberg’s lawyer, Bruce Ramer. Three Bruces were built, one to be filmed from its left side, one from its right, and one for head-on shots with the jaws open. All three kept rusting and failing in the salt water while the bullhorn blared, “The shark is NOT working.”
From the personal collection of Peter Benchley (American, 1940–2006), acclaimed author of Jaws, accomplished diver, and prominent advocate for ocean and shark conservation.
Proceeds from the Peter Benchley Collection will benefit five ocean conservation organizations: Peter Benchley Ocean Awards, WildAid, Beneath the Waves, Blue Frontier and Environmental Defense Fund.
Condition report:
The photographs are in excellent condition with sharp focus and good contrast. The silver-tone metal frames exhibit minor shelf wear and light surface scuffing consistent with handling.
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