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Jerzy Kosinski

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The Resume

    (June 14, 1933-May 3, 1991)
    Born in Lodz, Poland
    Wrote 'The Painted Bird' (1965), 'Steps' (1969), 'Being There' (1971) and 'Pinball' (1982)
    Birth name Jozef Lewinkopf
    Survived the holocaust through being hidden by local Poles
    Emigrated to the US in 1957 and became an American citizen in 1965
    Committed suicide either by a barbiturate overdose or suffocating himself with a plastic bag

Why he might be annoying:

    He escaped Communist Poland by forging letters of permission to travel abroad.
    He may have betrayed his protectors during World War II by unfairly portraying them as ignorant sadists in ‘The Painted Bird.’
    He was accused of plagiarizing several lesser known Polish novelists (accusations that were never substantiated).
    He posed shirtless with a bullwhip for Annie Leibovitz.

Why he might not be annoying:

    He supported himself for awhile in the US as a truckdriver.
    He had been invited to Roman Polanski's home the night of the Manson murders but was delayed because of lost luggage.
    He was praised for his performance in Warren Beatty's ‘Reds.’
    ‘Being There’ was made into a well regarded film starring Peter Sellers.
    Attacks in the press may have contributed to his suicide.

Credit: Georgina


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 24 Votes: 87.50% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 8 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 61.54% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 22 Votes: 59.09% Annoying