Jerzy Kosiński, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jerzy Kosiński

Polish-American novelist

Date of Birth: 14-Jun-1933

Place of Birth: Łódź, Łódź Voivodeship, Poland

Date of Death: 03-May-1991

Profession: screenwriter, writer, author, novelist

Nationality: United States, Poland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jerzy Kosinski (Polish: ['j??? k?'?ij~sk?i]; June 14, 1933 – May 3, 1991), 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.
Born in Poland, he survived World War II and, as a young man, immigrated to the U.S., where he became a citizen. He was known for various novels, among them The Painted Bird (1965) and Being There (1970), which were adapted as films in 1979 and 2019.