In his 1974 novel, "Jaws," Benchley wrote the character of captain Quint using inspiration from Mundus' shark hunting career. The novel was a massive commercial success, spending months on ...

“Jaws is a B-movie made with A-level craft. It had no right to be that good,” he says. He took inspiration from the ... s performance as grizzled sea-dog Quint – and says he sees much ...