Jerzy Kosiński

Known for: Actor
Date of birth: 1933. June 14.
Place of birth: 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....