Larry Vaughn/Film

Larry Vaughn was the mayor of Amity Island, Massachusetts. On two separate occasions Vaughn acted to circumvent measures taken by town sheriff Martin Brody to prevent rogue Great white sharks from killing inhabitants.
==Notes== 
*Mayor Vaughn was portrayed by.Murray Hamilton.Jaws - IMDB - Retrieved 29 January 2021Jaws 2 - IMDB - Retrieved 29 January 2021Murray Hamilton - IMDB - Retrieved 29 January 2021
*Years before his election as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, English politician Boris Johnson declared Vaughn to be the "true hero" of the first film.Boris Johnson inspired by Jaws mayor - Graeme Wilson & George Jones - 18 July 2007 - The Telegraph - Retrieved 29 January 2021 
*During the COVID-19 pandemic, co-creator of the character Carl Gottlieb lamented how pandemic responses from politicians such as Donald Trump echoed the character he'd created decades before.‘Jaws’ Writer Carl Gottlieb On The Infamous Legacy Of ‘The Mayor From Jaws’ And The Character’s Sudden Modern Relevance - Mike Ryan - 17 June 2020 - Uproxx - Retrieved 29 January 2021
==Appearances==
* Jaws (first appearance)
*Jaws 2 (final appearance)
==Links ==
*Larry Vaughn on the Jaws Wiki
==References==
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