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Jaws: References & Edit History

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  • René Ostberg
    René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. 

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Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Jaws (1975). May 27, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC News - Jaws at 50: How the 1975 Steven Spielberg shark thriller became a commercial and cultural phenomenon. Oct 24, 2025
Added a link. Jun 18, 2025
Media added. Jun 17, 2025
Added Top Questions section. Jun 16, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - ‘Jaws is no horror movie – it’s actually a comedy’. Mar 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive - Not the First: Myths of Jaws. Jan 16, 2025
Add new Web site: The Guardian - Jaws, 40 years on: �One of the truly great and lasting classics of American cinema�. Sep 12, 2024
Add new Web site: Library of Congress - Jaws (1975). May 07, 2024
Add new Web site: Filmsite - Jaws (1975). Dec 25, 2023
Add new Web site: AFI Catalog - Jaws (1975). Nov 07, 2023
New article added. Aug 04, 2023
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