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
Middernachtzon (1965). He died on February 12, 1989 in Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia, Spain.