Fritiof Nilsson Piraten was born on December 4, 1895 in Vollsjö, Skåne län, Sweden as Nils Fritiof Adam Nilsson. He was a writer and actor, known for Bokhandlaren som slutade bada (1969), Bombi Bitt och jag (1936) and Bock i örtagård (1958). He died on January 31, 1972 in Allmänna sjukhuset, Malmö, Skåne län.