Benedict Zilliacus, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Benedict Zilliacus

Finnish writer

Date of Birth: 11-Jan-1921

Place of Birth: Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland

Date of Death: 28-Jan-2013

Profession: screenwriter, translator

Nationality: Finland, Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Emil Benedict Zilliacus (January 11, 1921 – January 28, 2013) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish journalist, author, scriptwriter and translator.Zilliacus was born in Helsinki, Finland.
He wrote screenplays for many movies, including Etulinjan edessä (Beyond the Front Line), which he wrote together with Stefan Forss. In the 1950s and 1960s, he wrote a revue for the Swedish theater Lilla Teatern in Helsinki every other year, or sometimes more often; the show became very popular.