Peter Gimbel

Peter R. Gimbel (February 14, 1927 - July 12, 1987) [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0319758/ Peter Gimbel ] ] , was an American filmmaker and underwater photojournalist.

Born in New York City, Peter was the son of Bernard Gimbel and heir to the Gimbels department store chain. [ [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,924847,00.html Gimbel's Grail - TIME ] ] After serving in the United States Army occupation force in Japan in 1946-1947, he graduated from Yale University in 1951, earning degrees in both English and economics.http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/Cambridge/entries/074/Peter-Robin-Gimbel.html] He spent ten years as an investment banker but after the death of his twin brother at age 29, he left banking to pursue a career in exploration. He was the first to dive the wreck of the Andrea Doria [ [http://www.nytimes.com/books/97/11/23/home/matthiessen-meridian.html Home ] ] and his photos of the ship were published in Life Magazine in August 1956. He produced two documentaries about the ship "The Mystery of the Andrea Doria" and "Andrea Doria: The Final Chapter". [ [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE1DC1F31F930A25754C0A961948260 PETER GIMBEL IS DEAD AT 59; A FILM MAKER AND JOURNALIST - New York Times ] ] He opened the safe of the Andrea Doria on live television in 1984.

He directed and produced the 1971 film "Blue Water, White Death" which was the first cinematic filming of the Great White Shark.

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