Coverage dated May 19, 2022 to May 23, 2022

'Jaws' actor becomes police chief on island where movie was filmed

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Jonathan Searle was offered the job of police chief in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard last week.

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NPR
A 'Jaws' actor is named police chief in the town where the iconic movie was filmed (opens NPR)
Published May 19, 2022
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Decades ago, Jonathan Searle played one of the pranksters with a cardboard fin in Jaws.
News West 9
Life imitates art: 'Jaws' extra named police chief of town movie was filmed at (opens News West 9)
Published May 22, 2022
News West 9's feed description
In the movie, Jonathan Searle played one of two boys who send beachgoers into a panic by swimming around with a fake shark's fin.
KAAL Rochester
Life imitates art: 'Jaws' extra named police chief (opens KAAL Rochester)
Published May 22, 2022
MyNorthwest's feed description
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. (AP) -- A man who as a child had a brief but key role in "Jaws" has been named police chief on the Massachusetts island on which the
FOX 29 Philadelphia
'Jaws' actor becomes police chief on island where movie was filmed (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)
Published May 23, 2022
FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description
Jonathan Searle was offered the job of police chief in Oak Bluffs on Martha's Vineyard last week.
Breitbart News
Life Imitates Art: 'Jaws' Extra Named Police Chief of Massachussetts Island (opens Breitbart News)
Published May 23, 2022
Breitbart News's feed description
OAK BLUFFS, Mass. (AP) — A man who was an extra in “Jaws” has been named police chief on the Massachusetts island where the movie was filmed.

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