Maurits Balfoort was born on February 22, 1905 in La Madeleine, France. He was a director and writer, known for Wij, heren van Zichem (1969), De filosoof van Haeghem (1967) and Jeroom en Benzamien (1966). He died on February 12, 1989 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.