Ivar Johansson was born on November 20, 1889 in Skog, Gavleborg, Sweden. He was a writer and director, known for Gula kliniken (1942), Tänk, om jag gifter mig med prästen (1941) and Skepparkärlek (1931). He was previously married to Birgitta Johansson. He died on December 6, 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden.