Sunday, September 14, 2008

RIP, "Quint"


The shark world, Long Island and the movie world has lost a legend. Frank Mundus< Montauk's cantankerous favorite son and inspiration for the character of Quint in "Jaws" has died. I think he was right to be cranky with Peter Benchley, who never acknowledged that Mundus was his inspiration for everyone's favorite character.

Oddly, he did not die of a shark attack - but isn't that always the way? Mundus was 82. Click here to check out the Shark Man's website. RIP.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That's the USS Indianapolis, Mr.Hooper...

The surf off Main Beach, EH

The surf off Main Beach, EH