Childhood

Boris Kostelanetz born in St. Petersburg, Russia on June 16, 1911, to a wealthy Russian family. Following the Russian Revolution of 1917

Russian Revolution of 1917

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, Boris and his family moved to New York

New York

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 in 1920.

Career

He began as an accountant at Price Waterhouse in 1933. Attended St. John's University Law School. After graduation, he got a position at the Attorney General's office, Boris was a special assistant to the Attorney General in 1939. He help expose the link between the mob and the movie industry and lead to the conviction of some criminal figures. Boris Kostelanetz was appointed to chief of the war frauds section in Justice Department

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 shortly afterwards. Kostelanetz was also a trustee for New York University

New York University

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 and also president of the New York County Lawyer's Association and chairman of the character and fitness committee of the Appellate Division. Boris Kostelanetz died on January 31, 2006

Other information

• Brother of composer Andre Kostelanetz
  Andre Kostelanetz
  André Kostelanetz was a popular orchestral music conductor and arranger, one of the pioneers of easy listening music.-Biography:...
  
  
• Some clients of his were Nelson A. Rockefeller and Anthony Conrad, former head of RCA
  RCA
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• Richard Kostelanetz
  Richard Kostelanetz
  Richard Kostelanetz is an American artist, author and critic.He was born to Boris Kostelanetz and Ethel Cory and is the nephew of the composer Andre Kostelanetz....
  
  his son is a well-known artist, author and critic