Maurits Balfoort was born on February 22, 1905 in La Madeleine, France. He was a director and writer, known for De filosoof van Haeghem (1967), Wij, heren van Zichem (1969) and Vanavond om 10u48 (1958). He died on February 12, 1989 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.