Jerzy Kosiński (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ kɔˈɕij̃skʲi]; born Józef Lewinkopf; June 14, 1933 – May 3, 1991) was a Polish-American writer and two-time...
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Story of Jerzy Kosiński's Wartime Childhood (Polish: Czarny ptasior) is a 1994 book by Polish journalist Joanna Siedlecka about Jerzy Kosiński (Polish-American...
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The Painted Bird is a 1965 novel by Jerzy Kosiński that describes World War II as seen by a boy, considered a "Gypsy or Jewish stray," wandering about...
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Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography is a 1996 biography of the Polish-American and Jewish writer Jerzy Kosiński by American scholar James Park Sloan, published...
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is based on the 1970 novel of the same name by Jerzy Kosiński, and adapted for the screen by Kosiński and the uncredited Robert C. Jones. Jack Warden...
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Nicholson as Eugene O'Neill. The supporting cast includes Edward Herrmann, Jerzy Kosiński, Paul Sorvino, Maureen Stapleton, Gene Hackman, Ramon Bieri, Nicolas...
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author Jerzy Kosiński after a romance of 18 months. Kosiński had emigrated from Poland in December 1957 to the United States. Weir and Kosiński met in...
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Steps is a book by a Polish-American writer Jerzy Kosiński, released in 1968 by Random House. The work comprises scores of loosely connected vignettes...
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believe the book inspired the 1971 novel Being There by Jerzy Kosiński, with some charging Kosiński with plagiarism, which sparked considerable controversy...
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Theater 1996 King Lear Edmund The Public Theater 2001 More Lies About Jerzy Jerzy Kosiński Vineyard Theatre Hamlet Prince Hamlet Shakespeare Theatre of New...
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Cockpit is a novel by Polish-American author Jerzy Kosiński, published in 1975. Cockpit is a debriefing after a long, tortuous mission. An agent known...
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twentieth-century art Gerard Kosinski (born 1954), former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Jerzy Kosiński (1933–1991), Polish-American...
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(1932–2013) Joanna Chmielewska (1932–2007) Ryszard Kapuściński (1933–1991) Jerzy Kosiński (born 1933) Joanna Olczak-Ronikier (1934–1969) Marek Hłasko (1934–1976)...
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Jack Ketchum (section The Jerzy Livingston years)
author Jerzy Kosiński: "I liked the in-joke. Hence, Jerzy Livingston." he explained. One of his best-known characters while writing as Jerzy Livingstone...
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Wallace mentions Omensetter’s Luck by William H. Gass (1966); Steps by Jerzy Kosiński (1968); Angels by Denis Johnson (1983); Blood Meridian: Or the Evening...
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director Jerzy Kosiński, Polish-American novelist Jerzy Kukuczka, Polish mountain climber Jerzy Kulej, Polish boxer and sports commentator Jerzy Owsiak...
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song sung by Margaret Whiting and Bob Hope Blind Date, 1977 novel by Jerzy Kosiński Blind Date, art piece by John Duncan Blind (disambiguation) Date (disambiguation)...
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and publisher Alan Clodd, that he had written The Painted Bird for Jerzy Kosiński. Reavey's father, Daniel Reavey, was a flax engineer from Belfast and...
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written, directed and produced by Václav Marhoul. An adaptation of Jerzy Kosiński's novel of the same name, it is the first film to feature the Interslavic...
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memoirs that were later revealed to be fraudulent: The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosiński (1965) and Fragments by Binjamin Wilkomirski (1995).: 55–62 In 1995...
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Being There is a satirical novel by the Polish-born writer Jerzy Kosinski, published April 21, 1971. Set in America, the story concerns Chance, a simple...
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Kasia. After the divorce, she was in a relationship with Jerzy Kosiński for four years; Kosinski left her a note just before his suicide. In 1993, she married...
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More Lies About Jerzy is a play written by Davey Holmes, inspired by the last days of the Polish-American novelist, Jerzy Kosiński. It was first produced...
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I get afraid." While he attributed the recent suicide of novelist Jerzy Kosiński to his fear of losing his creativity and sharpness, Williams felt that...
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believed. An American novel, Being There (1971), by fellow Polish native Jerzy Kosiński, has been said to bear a strong resemblance to the exploits of Nicodemus...
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congresswoman Barbara Jordan, director Miloš Forman, writers James Baldwin and Jerzy Kosiński, historian Vartan Gregorian, musician Ray Charles, and poet Carolyn...
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Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Senators Chris Dodd and Larry Pressler, author Jerzy Kosiński, songwriter Ahmet Ertegun, and Donald Trump. The couple divorced in...
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Jerzy Władysław Pawłowski (Polish pronunciation: [ˈjɛʐɨ pavˈwɔfskʲi]; 25 October 1932 – 11 January 2005) was a Polish fencer and double agent. He is regarded...
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Mikhail Bulgakov – The Master and Margarita (1967) (unfinished in 1940) Jerzy Kosiński – Steps (1968) Tomás Rivera – …y no se lo tragó la tierra (…And the...
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Pannonica de Koenigswarter – jazz patron and writer Jeff Koons – artist Jerzy Kosiński – novelist Bruce Kovner – hedge fund manager Dennis Kozlowski – former...
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