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), Teatr Telewizji (1953) and Wedrowni cyrkowcy (1963). He died on September 26, 1991 in Sopot, Pomorskie, Poland.