Born in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Dutch documentary filmmaker who produced and directed the 1936 two-reeler JONGE HARTEN / YOUNG HEARTS. He wrote and directed NEDERLANDS IN 7 LESSEN / DUTCH IN SEVEN LESSONS (1948). Produced and directed BIG CITY BLUES (1962), and directed BOWSPELEMENT (also 1962), which won the Golden Berlin Bear Award for Best Short Film. And, he produced DEZE KLEINE WERELD / THIS TINY WORLD (1972).  Nominated for Short Subjects (Live Action Subjects) 1962: BIG CITY BLUES - Producer (w. Martina Huguenot Van Der Linden)  Documentary (Shorts) 1972: DEZE KLEINE WERELD (THIS TINY WORLD) - Producer (w. Martina Huguenot Van Der Linden) 2 nominations, 1 Award