Deceased

How Did Jerzy Kosiński Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 57

Also known asJoseph Novak, Józef Lewinkopf, Jerzy Nikodem KosińskiGenderMaleNationalityPolandBorn14/06/1933Born inLódz, Poland, Russian Empire [now Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland]Died03/05/1991 (aged 57)Died inNew York CityCausebarbiturate overdoseWikidataQ319447 ↗TMDb#64822 ↗

Jerzy Kosiński was a Polish-born American writer and two-time president of the American chapter of PEN, who wrote primarily in English.

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Filmography7 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1995	Sex, Lies and Jerzy KosinskiMovie	—	62
1989	Łódź GhettoMovie	Mordechai Chaim Rumkowski	56
1989	A Fool and His MoneyMovie	Bettler	56
1985	The Statue of LibertyMovie	Self - Writer	52
1981	RedsMovie	Grigory Zinoviev	48
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	35
1962	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSeries	Self	29