The production designer of Jaws says the studio initially balked at the film — until a young Steven Spielberg convinced them it would be "big" Joe Alves, the film's production designer, tells PEOPLE ...

VINEYARD HAVEN — In 1974, then 11-year-old A. Bowdoin “Bow” Van Riper splashed in the waters off Joseph Sylvia State Beach in Oak Bluffs with dozens of others to serve as extras filling out an iconic ...

The production designer of Jaws speaks to PEOPLE about the making of the film The production designer of Jaws says the studio initially balked at the film — until a young Steven Spielberg convinced ...