Jef van der Heyden was born on June 7, 1926 in Hilvarenbeek, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands. He was a writer and director, known for
Kasper in de onderwereld (1979),
Ongewijde aarde (1967) and
Fietsen naar de maan (1963). He died on June 23, 2011 in Meerle, Belgium.