Thorbjørn Egner was born on December 12, 1912 in Kristiania, Norway. He was a writer and composer, known for
Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (1988),
Vox Lux (2018) and
Dyrene i Hakkebakkeskogen (2016). He was married to Annie Eliassen. He died on December 24, 1990 in Oslo, Norway.