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EPISODE · Jul 18, 2025 · 9 MIN

The Backstory: Shark Attacks That Inspired Jaws

from The Backstory with Patty Steele · host Elvis Duran Podcast Network and iHeartPodcasts

Nothing like a swim in the ocean on a hot summer day. But the movie Jaws, out 50 years ago this summer, took away some of our innocence. It still makes us all a little nervous about what’s beneath us as we paddle around. The inspiration for Jaws came from some horrifying shark attacks, including several along the Jersey Shore in July of 1916 that left 4 dead, as well as the shark attacks on as many as 150 sailors from the torpedoed USS Indianapolis in World War Two.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Nothing like a swim in the ocean on a hot summer day. But the movie Jaws, out 50 years ago this summer, took away some of our innocence. It still makes us all a little nervous about what’s beneath us as we paddle around. The inspiration for Jaws...

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