

Member of board of directors, Sea-Web member of board of advisors, Bermuda Underwater Exploration Institute. Co-writer, co-producer, co-creator, and narrator for "World of Water" film series, New England Aquarium, 1998. Writer, narrator, and host of television series The American Sportsman, 1974–83 co-creator of television series Dolphin Cove, 1989 host of television series Expedition Earth, ESPN, 1990–93 executive producer of miniseries Beast, NBC, 1996 host of radio series Ocean Reports, 1997–2000 creator, co-executive producer of television series Peter Benchley's Amazon, 1999–2000. Washington Post, Washington, DC, reporter, 1963 Newsweek, New York, NY, associate editor, 1963–67 The White House, Washington, DC, staff assistant to the President, 1967–69 freelance writer and television news correspondent, beginning in 1969.

Hobbies and other interests: Diving, tennis, wildlife, the theater, films.ĬAREER: Author. PERSONAL: Born May 8, 1940, in New York, NY died February 11, 2006, in Princeton, NJ son of Nathaniel Goddard (an author) and Marjorie (Bradford) Benchley married Wendy Wesson, Septemchildren: Tracy, Clayton, Christopher.
