Jerzy Kosiński
Novelist, Author
1933 – 1991
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Who was Jerzy Kosiński?
Jerzy Kosiński, born Józef Lewinkopf, was an award-winning Polish-American novelist and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. Born in Poland, he survived World War II and as a young man emigrated to America, where he became a citizen.
He was known for various novels, among them The Painted Bird and Being There. Being There was adapted as an Academy Award-winning film in 1979.
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- Born
- Jun 14, 1933
Łódź - Also known as
- Jerzy Kosinski
- Józef Lewinkopf
- Jerzy N. Kosinski
- Jerzy Lewinkopf
- Jerzy Nikodem Kosinski
- Spouses
- Mary Hayward Weir
(1962/01/11 - 1966) - Katherina von Fraunhofer
( - 1991/05/03)
- Mary Hayward Weir
- Religion
- Judaism
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Master's Degree, University of Łódź
Political Science
(1950 - 1955) - Historiography
- Master's Degree, University of Łódź
- Lived in
- Poland
( - 1991/05/03)
- Poland
- Died
- May 3, 1991
Manhattan
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on July 23, 2013
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