Per Olof Ekström was born on April 26, 1926 in Björkehaga, Dalsland, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Livets vår (1957), One Summer of Happiness (1951) and Ung sommar (1954). He was married to Ligia Podorean-Ekström. He died on October 4, 1981 in Bucharest, Romania.