The actual shark was basically a marine Uber Eats driver who got a bad review.
Real-Life 'Jaws' Inspiration Was a Bump, Not a Monster
The 1974 novel 'Jaws' was loosely inspired by a 1916 shark attack spree, but the real-life encounter that sparked the idea was a far less dramatic incident: a fisherman's boat was bumped by a shark off Long Island. Benchley exaggerated the event into a tale of a vengeful great white.
Source: Real-Life 'Jaws' Inspiration Was a Bump, Not a Monster — Mental Floss
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