Jerzy Kosiński

Polish-american novelist.

Born June 14th, 1933 in Łódź. [ref]

Died May 3rd, 1991 at 57 years old in Manhattan (barbiturate overdose). [ref]

Occupations
author, essayist, novelist, screenwriter, writer

Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon