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 Folk og røvere i Kardemomme by (2022). He was previously married to Annie Eliassen. He died on December 24, 1990 in Oslo, Norway.