Novelist Jerzy Kosinski

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Novelist

Jerzy Kosinski

Living place: Poland

Birthday: 14-6-1933 (91 years old)

Global rank: #59516

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Who is Novelist Jerzy Kosinski?
Polish author who wrote The Painted Bird, which describes the misadventures of a World War II refugee, and the steps, which won the National Book Award. He is also known for The Devil Tree (1973), Cockpit (1975), and Being (1970).
His novel, There Is, was made into an Academy Award-winning film in 1979.
 
 

Young / Before famous

Born Jzef Lewinkopf in Poland, he took the name Jerzy Kosinski to escape Nazi persecution. After surviving the Holocaust with the aid of a Polish Catholic family (among others), he immigrated to the United States in 1957 and attended Columbia University.

Family life info

He was married to Mary Hayward Weir from 1962 to 1966. His second marriage, to Kiki von Fraunhofer, lasted until his suicide in 1991.

Close relationship

Who is Boy (girl) friend/ wife (husband)/ darling Novelist Jerzy Kosinski?
Shirley MacLaine starred in the film adaptation of Kosinski's book, Is There.

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When was Novelist Jerzy Kosinski born?
Jerzy Kosinski birthday 14-6-1933 (at the age of 91).
Where is Novelist Jerzy Kosinski's birth place, what is Zodiac/Chinese Zodiac?
Jerzy Kosinski was born in Poland. is a Novelist, whose Zodiac is Gemini, and who Chinese Zodiac is The Rooster. Jerzy Kosinski's global rank is 59516 and whose rank is 525 in list of famous Novelist.
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Events in 1933 and 14-6

Events in the world in the birth year of Jerzy Kosinski

  • Reichstag fire in Berlin; Nazi terror begins (Feb. 27).
  • Hitler becomes German chancellor (Jan. 30).
  • Germany and Japan withdraw from League of Nations.

Birthday Jerzy Kosinski (14-6) in history

  • Day 14-6 year 1775: The United States Army is established.
  • Day 14-6 year 1777: The Continental Congress has officially chosen the leaf of the United States with 50 stars and 13 stripes.
  • Day 14-6 year 1922: Warren Harding became the first president to be heard on the radio.
  • Day 14-6 year 1940: German troops entered Paris. The Nazis opened the Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland.
  • Day 14-6 year 1951: The first commercial computer, Univac I, was unveiled.
  • Day 14-6 year 1954: President Eisenhower signed the order inserting the words "under God" into the Pledge of Allegiance.
  • Day 14-6 year 1982: Argentine forces surrendered to British troops on the Falkland Islands.
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