Jerzy Afanasjew was born on September 11, 1932 in Wilno, Wilenskie, Poland [now Vilnius, Lithuania]. He was a writer and assistant director, known for
Prom (1970),
Wedrowni cyrkowcy (1963) and
Ludzie i die menschen (1964). He died on September 26, 1991 in Sopot, Pomorskie, Poland.