Jan-Erik Garland, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jan-Erik Garland

Swedish sports journalist and cartoonist

Date of Birth: 25-Aug-1905

Place of Birth: Adolf Fredriks församling, Sweden

Date of Death: 26-Mar-1988

Profession: illustrator, comics artist, editorial cartoonist, sports journalist, bandy player

Nationality: Sweden

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jan-Erik "Rit-Ola" Garland (1905-1988) was a Swedish cartoonist, journalist and comic creator.
Formerly an athlete, Garland later started to draw editorial cartoons and sports caricatures for several Swedish newspapers.
In 1936, he created the comic Biffen och Bananen for the magazine Folket i Bild. He was born in Stockholm, a son of politician Olof Olsson and Gabriella Hainer, and married Nanny Åström in 1936.