This week on The Tinsel Factory, your host recounts the 1916 New Jersey shark attacks and the sinking of the USS Indianapolis and how these two events inspired the first modern blockbuster, Jaws.

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Sources:

Behind the Horror by Dr. Lee Miller (2020)

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-shark-attacks-that-were-the-inspiration-for-jaws-15220260/

https://www.nj.com/entertainment/2016/06/100_years_1916_new_jersey_shark_attacks_matawan_ce.html

https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/jaws/