Jerzy Kosinski Biography

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NAME: Jerzy Kosinski
OCCUPATION: Author
BIRTH DATE: June 14, 1933
DEATH DATE: May 03, 1991
PLACE OF BIRTH: Lodz, Poland
PLACE OF DEATH: New York City, New York
Full Name: Jerzy Nikodem Kosinski

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Jerzy Kosinksi was a Polish-American novelist. He wrote Being There in 1971, which was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film in 1979.

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Jerzy Kosinksi was a Polish-American novelist. He claimed his horrific experiences as a Jew in World War II caused him to be mute for most of his childhood. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1957. His novel Being There came out in 1971 and was later adapted into an Academy Award-winning film (1979). After his suicide in 1991, much of his past was revealed to be fabricated.

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