Stieg Larsson was born on August 15, 1954 in Umeå, Västerbottens län, Sweden as Karl Stig-Erland Larsson. He was a writer, known for The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011), Män som hatar kvinnor (2009) and Flickan som lekte med elden (2009). He died on November 9, 2004 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.