Jerzy Kosiński
Jerzy Kosiński
Person

Jerzy Kosiński

Actor 1933-06-14 Lódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]

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 Fremont-Smith in The Village Voice, accused Jerzy Kosinski of plagiarism and dishonesty. 'The Painted Bird' was widely c...

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY
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Reds

Reds

1981 · Grigory Zinoviev

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 · Self

A Fool and His Money

A Fool and His Money

1989 · Bettler

The Dick Cavett Show

The Dick Cavett Show

1968 · Self - Guest

The Statue of Liberty

The Statue of Liberty

1985 · Self - Writer

Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski

Sex, Lies and Jerzy Kosinski

1995 · Movie

Łódź Ghetto

Łódź Ghetto

1989 · Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski

The Painted Boy

The Painted Boy

1995 · Self/Writer