Jerzy Kosiński
Acting 7 Movies 2 TV Shows
Born
June 14, 1933
Died
May 3, 1991
Place of Birth
Lódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]
Biography
Jerzy Nikodem Kosiński , born Józef Lewinkopf, was a Polish-American novelist and two-time President of the American Chapter of P.E.N., who wrote primarily in English. For several decades, Kosinski was famous as a wit, a great raconteur, and a media celebrity. His first three novels were big hits. However, in June 22, 1982, "Jerzy Kosinski's Tainted Words," an article by Geoffrey Stokes and Eliot …
